The tower of the lighthouse of Cape Moreton is built of sandstone. The sandstone was mined from area nearby the lighthouse. The lighthouse of Cape Moreton has a height of twenty three meters. The lighthouse of Cape Moreton was the first one built in Queensland. The lighthouse has been built by the Government but not the first built by them. The lighthouse has been built because the traffic was increasing to the northern coast. It was built during the year 1857. Australia has numerous lighthouses in the different states, Victoria, Queensland, New South Wales, Western Australia, South Australia, Northern Territory and Tasmania. In the northern territory there are different lighthouses, here the lighthouses you may find along the coast, Cape Hotham, Emergy Point Lighthouse, Cape Don Lighthouse, Cape Fourcoy Lighthouse and Point Charles Lighthouse
