Light House Keepers Cottage
Going forward into history. The Precinct was the original Port of Carnarvon, which comprised the One Mile Jetty, Lighthouse Keeper's Cottage, Lighthouse and the Carnarvon Tramway. This museum is a cottage which was built around the 1900's to house the lighthouse keeper and his family and was used until the 1970’s. The building has now been restored and houses memorabilia from bygone days.
About the Program
Going forward into history. The Precinct was the original Port of Carnarvon, which comprised the One Mile Jetty, Lighthouse Keeper's Cottage, Lighthouse and the Carnarvon Tramway. This museum is a cottage which was built around the 1900's to house the lighthouse keeper and his family and was used until the 1970’s. The building has now been restored and houses memorabilia from bygone days.
Further Infomation
The cottage is a reminder of the days that lighthouses required daily attention and their keepers were housed on site. The shipping of wool, cattle and people by coastal steamer had become big business in the north‐west by the 1890's and Carnarvon was the major port to the Gascoyne region.
Objectives
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