Stephens Island (1894)
Photo courtesy of MSA.
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POSTAGE STAMPS:
The Stephens Island lighthouse has along with others been featured on New Zealand postal stamps issued by the Government Life Insurance Office.
The lighthouse featured on the 1947 issue with a value of 4 d. This was overprinted with 3 cents in 1967 when the country changed to decimal currency.
Stamp Web Sites
http://100megsfree3.com/glaw/lighthouse/
http://www.newzeal.com/theme/LH/lighthouses.htm
If anyone has any information on this light please contact me. thekiwimark@msn.com
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DIRECTIONS:
Inaccessible to the public.
| Island | South |
| Province | Marlborough |
| Location | Cook Strait |
| Number | K4236 |
| Date Commissioned | 20 January, 1894 |
| Date Decommissioned | |
| Automated | 1989 |
| Latitude | 40° 40' South |
| Longitude | 174° 00' East |
| Elevation Above Sea Level | 183m |
| Height | 15m |
| Character | Flashes twice in quick succession every 20 seconds |
| Range | 27 M. miles (50 km) |
| Made | |
| Construction | White cast iron tower |
| Converted Kerosene To Diesel | 1938 |
| Converted Diesel To Mains Electricity | |
| Wattage | |
| Present Tower | Original |
| Authority | |
| Date Visited |
| Head Keeper | From | To |
| George Gwynne | 1908 | |
| Assistant Keeper (1st) | From | To |
| Mr. McLean | ? | July 1897 |
| Mr. Broughton | July 1897 | ? |
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