Burrewarra Point

Looking north east from Burrewarra Point towards Jimmys Island and Pretty Point.

Burrewarra Point is to the north of Broulee and 25 kilometres south of Batemans Bay on the south coast of New South Wales, Australia.

An active lighthouse, Burrewarra Point Light, is located at Burrewarra Point. It was built in 1974.[1]

Also at Burrewarra Point are the remains of concrete igloo buildings of No. 17 Radar Station used by the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II.[2][3] Also present at the location is a commemorative plaque.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "The Burrewarra Point Lighthouse near Batemans Bay". Lighthouses of New South Wales. Lighthouses of Australia Inc.
  2. ↑ Ed Simmonds (2007). Radar Yarns (PDF). Radar Returns. p. 150.
  3. ↑ "Heritage Branch Website - Online Database - World War II Radar Station Number 17". heritage.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
  4. ↑ Morrie Fenton (July 2006). "Radar Plaques" (PDF). Radar Returns (Radar Returns) 11 (1): 9.
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