{{Short description|Lighthouse at mouth of Fremantle Harbour, Western Australia}} {{Use Australian English|date=August 2011}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}} {{Infobox lighthouse | name = Fremantle North Mole Lighthouse | image = Fremantle North Mole Lighthouse.jpg | caption = Fremantle North Mole Lighthouse | location = [[Fremantle Harbour]], [[Western Australia]] | coordinates = {{coord|32|03|14|S|115|43|28.3|E|type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | yearbuilt = 1906 | yearlit = 1906 | automated = | yeardeactivated = | foundation = | construction = Cast iron tower | shape = Tapered cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern | marking = Red tower with white trim and lantern | height = {{cvt|9|m}} | focalheight = {{cvt|15|m}} | lens = | currentlens = | intensity = | range = {{cvt|11|nmi}} | characteristic = R Oc. 2s. | fogsignal = | managingagent = Fremantle Port Authority }}
The '''North Mole Lighthouse''' began operation in 1906 at the entrance to [[Fremantle Harbour]] in [[Western Australia]].
The occulting red light, emitted from a fixed light source at a [[focal plane]] height of {{convert|15|m}} above sea level, is visible for {{convert|11|mi|order=flip}} and indicates the westernmost point of the harbour and its entrance. The [[lighthouse]] established permanent service from 1906; after the [[Mole (architecture)|mole]]'s foundations had settled, a temporary lighting arrangement was discharged. The light planned for the house was found to be too powerful and was sent to [[Broome, Western Australia|Broome]] for the steel lighthouse at [[Gantheume Point]]. The lighthouse and its technically identical yet green coloured partner on the south mole are the last remaining of their type. It has an 'indicative place' status of the [[Register of the National Estate]] and is a well-known landmark to seamen visiting the port.
It was designed by [[C. Y. O'Connor]], an [[engineer]] responsible for the construction of [[Fremantle Harbour]] and who advanced the proposal of the [[Goldfields Water Supply Scheme]]. The {{convert|15|m|adj=on}} tower is made of [[cast iron]], painted red, and features classical decorations.
It is located at the end of North Mole Drive. The position is a well-used [[recreational fishing]] spot and a vantage point for ocean [[yacht racing]] and [[birdwatching]].
<!-- Aforementioned Expansion belongs into the O'Connor article, not here. --> In June 1927 and July 1935, severe storms were recorded affecting the moles but not seriously damaging the lighthouses.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article43584934 |title=At Fremantle. |newspaper=[[The Advertiser (Adelaide)|The Advertiser]] |location=South Australia |date=18 June 1927 |accessdate=6 July 2023 |page=13 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article32860063 |title=Gale at Fremantle. |newspaper=[[The West Australian]] |volume=51 |issue=15,302 |location=Western Australia |date=10 July 1935 |accessdate=6 July 2023 |page=18 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
== See also == *[[List of lighthouses in Australia]] *[[Woodman Light]]
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==Further reading== {{refbegin |30em}} *{{cite web | url = http://www.upnaway.com/~obees/lights/metro/freonmole.htm | title = North Mole Lighthouse, Admiralty Reference # 1764 (1906 – present) | accessdate = 2 May 2007 | author = O'Brien, Pauline |author2=John O'Brien | date = 12 July 2006 | work = Lighthouses of Western Australia | publisher = Lighthouses of Australia Inc}} * {{cite AHD|16653|Fremantle Lighthouse / North Mole | accessdate = 2 May 2007}} *{{cite rowlett|wau|accessdate=23 July 2008}} {{refend}}
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[[Category:Lighthouses completed in 1906]] [[Category:Heritage places in Fremantle]] [[Category:Lighthouses in Western Australia]] [[Category:Fremantle Harbour]] [[Category:1906 establishments in Australia]]