File:Captain Cook Memorial and Lighthouse, Point Danger, Gold Coast, c 1977 (28785972648).jpg

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The Point Danger Light opened in 16 April 1971, one of seven concrete towers built for the bicentennary of James Cook's first votage. It marks the border between Queensland and New South Wales. It was the first lighthouse in the world to experiment with laser light.

Description source: <a href="http://www.lighthouses.org.au/lights/QLD/Point Danger/Point Danger.htm" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Lighthouses of Australia </a>

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<a href="http://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/Image/DigitalImageDetails.aspx?ImageId=787" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Digital Image ID 787</a>
Date circa 1977
date QS:P,+1977-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source Captain Cook Memorial and Lighthouse, Point Danger, Gold Coast, c 1977
Author Queensland State Archives from Runcorn, Queensland, Australia

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