Gabo Island Lighthouse, its keeper and his family

Gabo Island is located off the eastern coast of Victoria. The island is home to the largest colony of fairy penguins in the world. The lighthouse was constructed with pink granite quarried from the island itself, and was completed in 1862.

This image comes from the Australian News and Information Bureau collection, now held in the National Archives. This vast archival resource is the legacy of nearly half a century’s work by Bureau photographers who captured hundreds of thousands of photographs of Australians at work and play.