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67543f Alexander Whillas 2026-08-02 13:11:24
Ingest Whillas–McLeod history spreadsheet (1860s–1970s) Ingest the 12 decade CSV sheets from source/ into the wiki: - 12 decade timeline pages (1860s–1970s) - 39 people pages (full Whillas & McLeod/Gunn lines) - 19 place pages, 9 event pages - 3 document pages + index (incl. Catherine Gunn death cert scan) - family tree (Mermaid + outline), index, log; updated home Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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# Cape Northumberland Lighthouse
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A South Australian lighthouse near Port MacDonnell — [Norman MacLeod's](/people/norman-macleod-b1880) last documented lighthouse posting.
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## Connection to the family
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- [Norman MacLeod](/people/norman-macleod-b1880) appointed lightkeeper on **11 May 1933**, remaining until 29 Mar 1936 — the last posting recorded in the Australian Archives.
ff1e0e Alexander Whillas 2026-09-30 23:42:28
Update Cath's birthday
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- [Cath](/people/catherine-mcleod-whillas-b1921) lived here with her parents and started school at Pt MacDonald PS (3 km away) on 23 May 1933. Watercolours painted by another lighthouse keeper survive.
67543f Alexander Whillas 2026-08-02 13:11:24
Ingest Whillas–McLeod history spreadsheet (1860s–1970s) Ingest the 12 decade CSV sheets from source/ into the wiki: - 12 decade timeline pages (1860s–1970s) - 39 people pages (full Whillas & McLeod/Gunn lines) - 19 place pages, 9 event pages - 3 document pages + index (incl. Catherine Gunn death cert scan) - family tree (Mermaid + outline), index, log; updated home Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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## Related
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- Norman's other postings: [Cape Jaffa](/places/cape-jaffa-lighthouse), [Neptune Island](/places/neptune-island-lighthouse), [Cape du Couedic](/places/cape-du-couedic-lighthouse).
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## Sources
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- Whillas–McLeod family history spreadsheet (Rev 4), *1930s* sheet; Australian Archives lighthouse log extracts.