THE CAPE BYRON LIGHTHOUSE DIARIES

Apparently a herd of mountain goats as soon as inhabited the cliffs around the lighthouse, but were being relocated in the 1990’s to shield the fragile coastal cliffs. The Tale goes that one particular lone feminine goat, ‘Wategoat’, evaded capture and is within the run ever because.In his design with the Cape Byron Lightstation, Harding used

Under the way of Cecil W. Darley, Engineer-in-Chief, and continuing the powerful architectural styling of the prevailing Barnet lightstations, Harding built a tower and precinct to the Cape Byron headland which was in step with Hixson and Barnet's vision but exclusive and modern day in its utilization of building engineering and building methods.[2