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Stephanie Gardiner

DARK SECRETS: Grand lighthouse gets 2m makeover after cocky attack | Rare Historical Photos

The facade of the limestone Cape Northumberland Lighthouse was attacked by cockatoos. (HANDOUT/AUSTRALIAN MARITIME SAFETY AUTHORITY)

The historic Cape Northumberland Lighthouse has stood tall through high seas and battering winds for more than a century.

But a flock of white cockatoos with a hankering for salt proved to be the ultimate test for the 140-year-old limestone tower, near Port MacDonnell in South Australia.

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