Baby lighthouse

Original light warns seafarers

This seemingly tiny lighthouse is the top of the original lighthouse built in 1897 to warn seafarers off Carnarvon. The light once stood atop a wooden structure, until the wood started deteriorating, and was removed in 1960.

Available at:

Carnarvon Heritage Group and One Mile Jetty Interpretation Centre

Several museums in one

The Carnarvon Heritage Precinct encompasses several museums in one area - the Railway Museum and Shearing Hall of Fame, the Lighthouse Keeper’s Cottage and the One Mile Jetty Centre, which includes...

Address:

Babbage Island Rd
Carnarvon WA 6701
Australia

Email:

carnarvonheritage@wn.com.au

Open Hours

Wednesday to Sunday

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Carnarvon Heritage Group and One Mile Jetty Interpretation Centre Overview

Kormoran lifeboat

Lifeboat saves German World War II battle survivors

Spectacles

Chinese shopkeeper

In 1922 the Quan Sing family of three brothers moved to Carnarvon from Derby to set up a tailoring and hardware store to serve the remote coastal township. Generations of the family continued to...