Archer Point Light by the Commonwealth between 1964 and 1979. By order of construction the lights were Cape Capricorn Light, New Caloundra Light, Point Danger Light, New Burnett Heads Light, Fitzroy Island Light, Point Cartwright Light and itself. The light characteristic shown is four flashes, separated by two seconds, every twenty seconds, White at 153°-276°, 305°-313° and 334°-338°, Green at 276°-305° and 320°-334°, Red at 313°-320° and 338°-358° (Fl.(4)W.R.G. 20s). The white sector indicates the clear passage into the channel, while the red and green sectors indicates the ship is outside the channel. The current light source is a 35,000 cd 120 Volt
Earl of Charlemont (ship) Earl of Charlemont (ship) The Earl of Charlemont was a medium-sized, 878 ton passenger ship, which sank on a voyage to Australia. The ship was built at Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, in 1849. It sailed from the Port of Liverpool on 13 March 1853 with 366 passengers plus crew, captained by William Gardner. The first port of call was to be Port Phillip, Australia, before continuing to Sydney with the majority of the passengers. After a passage of 97 days the ship reached Cape Otway on 17 June, and set a course for Port Phillip some 56 miles away.