{"id":20576,"date":"2019-03-15T06:22:54","date_gmt":"2019-03-14T20:52:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourdustybackroads.com\/odbProd\/?p=20576"},"modified":"2024-10-29T06:55:47","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T21:25:47","slug":"the-marino-rocks-lighthouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourdustybackroads.com\/odbProd\/the-marino-rocks-lighthouse\/","title":{"rendered":"The Marino Rocks Lighthouse"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\" style=\"text-align: center;\">The Marino Rocks Lighthouse<\/h1>\n<h3 class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">Established in 1962 and with a range of up to 28 kilometres\u00a0this aid to navigation was originally known as Hallett Lighthouse after the nearby Hallett Cove.<\/h3>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">The lighthouse replaced the Wonga Shoal light which stood 25 kilometres to the north west. 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This beacon consisted of two 24 inch parabolic reflectors each using a 1000W lamp. 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