A Friendly Light

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

Site access information

The Museum of the Great Southern is mostly accessible, excluding Brig Amity Replica. Call (08) 9841 4844 for assistance. More about accessibility and amenities >

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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.