[1][2] It carried a large kerosene burner with a reflector[1] and showed a fixed white light.

[3] The Rooney brothers also constructed Lady Elliot Island Light[3] around the same time, and the same lantern plan was used for both lighthouses.

[8] In 1901 the tower and the cottage were moved 635 feet (194 m) inland to protect them from the aforementioned erosion.

The light was showing red and white sectors and was visible for 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi).

The light, displayed at a focal height of 30 feet (9.1 m), is a flash every two seconds, white, red or green, depending on the direction (Fl.W.R.G.