tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378093591532627400.post2945727350563013871..comments2024-03-14T10:57:10.845+02:00Comments on Mole's Genealogy Blog: A Light on the BluffMolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09761273493116575841noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378093591532627400.post-92195942117409602442015-06-19T09:04:38.292+02:002015-06-19T09:04:38.292+02:00It is also amazing that the light could be seen fo...It is also amazing that the light could be seen for 28 miles. This was a significant achievement in 1867, before the electric light bulb (Thomas Edison, 1879).ANDREW VAN RENSBURGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03632303307052209160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378093591532627400.post-65371553746464645072015-06-18T18:17:59.029+02:002015-06-18T18:17:59.029+02:00Yes it must have been a bit embarrassing. It is li...Yes it must have been a bit embarrassing. It is likely that the Rydal had cast anchor off Athlone Bluff at Umbogintwini.<br />Incidentally the commissioning of the Bluff lighthouse (1867) records for the first time the geographical position of the Port using the lighthouse as the point of observation. Latitude 29 deg 52 mins 40 seconds South and Longitude 31 deg 3 mins and 50 seconds East.Molehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09761273493116575841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378093591532627400.post-48314416443740054652015-06-18T11:12:07.629+02:002015-06-18T11:12:07.629+02:00It is astounding how disorientated masters could b...It is astounding how disorientated masters could become without the vital assistance of lighthouse beacons. Must have been a bit embarrassing for all concerned the following morning. Andrew.ANDREW VAN RENSBURGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03632303307052209160noreply@blogger.com