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Fuels for Pharos

December 15, 2013candles, coal gas, Colza oil, fish oil, gas, kerosene, lard oil, lighthouse, litehouse, mineral oil, oil, solar, sperm oil, tallow, vegetable oil, whale oilAutomation, Construction, Equipment, History, Information, Light, Lighthouses, On The JobretlkprLeave a Comment

What fuels did/does a lighthouse (pharos – the Greek word for lighthouse) use? I became curious about this when I discovered in an Internet article the name Colza oil. What the heck is Colza oil? Somebody’s mispelling of Coal oil? I had to find out. Well that led to this article on lighthouse illumination (more). […]

Aiding and Abetting* at Pulteney Point c. 1970

May 26, 2012assistance, boat, diesel, fuel, gas, help, lighthouse, litehouse, Pulteney Point, RCMP, stolenAdult Memories, Anti-Automation, Incidents, Information, Keepers, Lighthouses, Old Website, On The Job, VisitorsretlkprLeave a Comment

* see Wikipedia for a definition One of our responsibilities as a lighthouse keeper was to assist mariners in distress. This was not a written rule. The written rule was to maintain the light and foghorn. There was one stipulation in our Rule Book where we could assist a mariner who ran out of gas […]