A black and white photograph of a lighthouse on a rocky hill
Museum of the Great Southern

A Friendly Light
Tuesday Curatorials
Dates
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Cost

Gold coin donation

Bookings

Bookings required.
Call (08) 9841 4844 or email greatsouthern@museum.wa.gov.au to book your place.

Location

The Co-op Building

The Eclipse Island story

For over 50 years, many families lived on Eclipse Island to staff the lighthouse.

We investigate their unique and isolated lifestyles, and the vital role that lighthouses played on WA’s dangerous south coast from Augusta to Esperance.

Presented by Malcolm Traill, Historian & WA Museum Honorary Research Associate.