CAPE LIGHTHOUSE
MOVE TO TE REIGNA The existing lighthouse station on Motu Opao, off Cape Maria Van Diemen, will be moved to Cape Reigna, latitude 34 degrees 25.5 minutes south, longitude 172 degrees 40.5 minutes east, during the latter part of this year, according to a notice to mariners issued by the Marine Department. The main light and the red light showing over Columbia Reef and the radio beacon will be discontinued about the end of October. Pending the re-establishment of the main light, a temporary white light, flashing every 30 seconds, will be exhibited at an elevation of 600 ft. from the new position at Cape Reinga. The light will be visible about 20 miles from about 000 degrees through east to about 264 degrees except where obscured by land. The ixisting radio beacon will be replaced by a new radio fog signal. A new unwatched flashing light with red sector over Columbia Reef will be established on the mainland, at latitude 34 degrees 29 minutes south, and longitude 172 degrees 38.5 minutes east
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Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21219, 16 September 1940, Page 9
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175CAPE LIGHTHOUSE Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21219, 16 September 1940, Page 9
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