[7] However, this recommendation was not followed through, and it was only in August 1885 that Heath referred to the lighthouse again, as trade through the Torres Strait increased, and a traffic channel west of the Prince of Wales Island was established.

In 1917 the light source was upgraded to an 85 millimetres (3.3 in) vaporised kerosene mantle, with an intensity of 120,000 cd.

The light source at that time was a 120 Volt 1,000 Watt tungsten-halogen lamp providing 1,000,000 cd and visible for 26 nautical miles (48 km; 30 mi).

The original lens and the pedestal were removed, the mercury drained, and the entire apparatus replaced with a modern rotating mechanism.

[6] The lighthouse is conical, 18 metres (59 ft)[1] high, made of timber frame clad with galvanised iron.

[6] Also associated with these quarters is a glasshouse, timber-framed with external concrete block walls and a corrugated asbestos cement roof.

The radio equipment building is timber-framed with external painted concrete block walls and corrugated asbestos cement roof.

[6] The powerhouse and the fuel store are constructed of concrete blocks with a corrugated zinc sheeted roof.

[7] The tide gauge hut, constructed in 1970, is timber-framed with fibre cement sheeting, a galvanised metal deck and an aluminium louvre mechanism.

The radio beacon transmitter building, constructed in 1961, is built of concrete blocks with timber framed doors and aluminium hopper windows.