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Marrowstone Point Light and the "Triangle of Fire"

 Marrowstone Point Light and the "Triangle of Fire"   Recreation & Leisure,Travel & Tourism Near Port Townsend, Washington on the Olympic Peninsula extends a piece of low level ground known as Marrowstone Point. The point was named by captain George Vancouver after visiting the site in May of 1792 and spotting the clay that can be seen in the bluffs above the point. About October 1 1888 a lens lantern with a red light was mounted on a pole to mark the eastern entrance to Port Townsend Bay. In 1892 the Lighthouse board recommended a large fog bell be installed to warn of the sharp turn in the course when entering for leaving Puget Sound. $3,500 was allocated by Congress on March 3 1893 and a one and one half story six-room keepers house with a fog bell tower was built and put into operation on April 7, 1896. The huge 1,200 pound bell would strike twice every fifteen seconds during periods of fog or low visibility. Seventy-year-old former sea captain Osmore H Morgan was...

DOMESTIC WORKER (TEMPORARY) EXECUTIVE VISA (SUBCLASS 427)

 DOMESTIC WORKER (TEMPORARY) EXECUTIVE VISA (SUBCLASS 427)   Education,Law,Writing The domestic worker (temporary) executive visa (subclass 427) allowed you to travel to Australia and get employed as a full- time domestic worker in a household of the executive seniors who work in Australia offices of the overseas organization. In case you wanted to continue  working as a domestic worker while you were in Australia, you were required to apply subclass 401. The family members listed in the visa application form were not allowed to enter Australia before you. You and your family members were required to follow visa conditions and the laws of Australia. You were not in a place to apply domestic worker (temporary) executive visa (subclass 427) because the visa is closed to new applications. The visa was valid for a nominated period which was not more than 2 years. The visa  allowed you to stay in Australia and bring your family to Australia either to work or study. You w...