The Last Lighthouse Keeper: A Memoir by John Cook and Jon Bauer

The Last Lighthouse Keeper: A Memoir by John Cook and Jon Bauer

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SKU TBM9781760875381
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Book Type: SECONDHAND
ISBN: 9781760875381
Author: John Cook
Additional Authors: Jon Bauer
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Place: Crows Nest NSW
Year: 2020
Format: Paperback
Pages: 352 pages
Period: 20th Century

Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges, particularly right edge front and left edge of back cover where laminate has split from board. Interior and binding are still very good.

In Tasmania, John Cook is known as: 'The Keeper of the Flame'. John's renowned as one of the last kerosene keepers: he spent part of his 26-year career in Tasmanian lighthouses tending kerosene, not electrical, lamps.

He joined the lighthouse service in 1969 after a spell in the merchant marine. Far from reviling work on isolated islands such as Tasman and Maatsuyker, Australia's southernmost lighthouse, he discovered that he loved the solitude and delighted in the sense of purpose that light-keeping gave him. He did two stints on Tasman, in 1969-71 and 1977, and was the head keeper on Maatsuyker for eight years.

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