Timeball Tower, Point Gellibrand, Williamstown Victoria
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bucketeer
S 37° 52.013 E 144° 54.762
55H E 316399 N 5806901
The Timeball Tower was originally built as a lighthouse
Waymark Code: WMGDMB
Location: Victoria, Australia
Date Posted: 02/19/2013
Views: 24
The Timeball Tower was originally built as a lighthouse in 1849 and converted to a Timeball Tower for mariners to set the ship's chronographers in 1861 when the adjacent observatory was built.
It served as a timeball tower until 1926, when the keeper died and no-one complained of it's absence, as ships where then using radio broadcasts to set their chronographers.
It was restored to working order in 1990.
It's listed on the Victorian Heritage register (
visit link)
Type: Time Ball
In service: no
Year established (if known): 1861
Year decommissioned (if applicable): 1926
Address:
Battery Rd
Williamstown VIC 3016, Australia
Weblink (if any): [Web Link]
Time of signal: Not listed
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