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Mulgumpin, (Cape Moreton Island) Lighthouse Rocket Drill
Poul C. Poulsen1894
QUT Digital Collections
Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, Australia
This photo shows four men, two goats at the base of of Cape Moreton Lighthouse and two youths visible near the top of the lighthouse. On the photo it is described as a rocket drill.(please see the pdf associated with this record for more information, this pdf was kindly supplied by the Queensland Maritme Museum from their collection). The Cape Moreton Lighthouse was built from sandstone which was quarried on Moreton Island and is the oldest lighthouse in Queensland (1857). For more information re the Cape Moreton Lighthouse please see : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Moreton_Light
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- Title: Mulgumpin, (Cape Moreton Island) Lighthouse Rocket Drill
- Creator: Poul C. Poulsen
- Date Created: 1894
- Location: Mulgumpin (Moreton Island), Queensland, Australia
- Subject Keywords: Lighthouses; Stone buildings; Architectural features; Islands; Moreton Island - Lighthouses - Cape Moreton Lighthouse, ca.1894; Moreton Island (Qld.); Lighthouses-Queensland-Moreton Island; Children; Men's clothing and accessories; Goats; Rocket launching; Shipwrecks; Lifesaving; Shipwreck survival; Marine accidents; Lifesaving - Equipment and supplies; Breeches Buoy; GIFS
- Rights: Out of copyright
- External Link: QUT Digital Collection
- QUT Collection: QUT Stories
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