Photo: Mattinbgn / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Display cropped. The historic Timeball Tower at Williamstown.
About this place
Once a lighthouse, the Williamstown tower later used a falling ball to signal time to ships. Hobsons Bay Council identifies only three other working towers beyond Williamstown and Greenwich.
The record
Comparison: Historically surviving working timeball towers in the council’s account.
Visiting
Check the linked visitor information for present access and any booking arrangements.
Verify access details directly before travelling. Occasion tags are editorial suggestions. They do not certify accessibility or opening hours.
Sources
Sources checked 23 September 2026. A publisher’s claim is attributed; it is not a complete independent survey.
- Hobsons Bay City Council
1849 construction, previous lighthouse and rarity of working timeball towers.