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Beacon Cove placement
As part of the redevelopment of the industrial port area around the Station and Princes Piers during the 1990s, the …
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Twin Beacons
The Port Melbourne Leading Lights are twin beacons, built in 1924 to mark the centre of the Port Melbourne Channel …
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The Front Tower
The sea based front tower is a 16-metre tall, timber framed lighthouse tower constructed on wooden piles. Positioned just offshore …
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The Rear Tower
Set 500 metres north of the front tower on land, the rear tower is a 26-metre tall white concrete lighthouse …
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Silent Sentinels
The front tower is located just offshore between Princes Pier and Station Pier, and was historically linked with a footbridge …
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Leading Lights
Leading lights or beacons (also known as range lights in the United States) are used to assist maritime vessels in …
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Guiding Ships
The Port Melbourne Leading Lights were built in 1924, and guided maritime vessels by marking the centre of the Port …
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Heritage Listing
As an iconic bayside landmark, the Leading Lights are a significant part of the Port Melbourne landscape, and have been …
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