Tanjung Kelian Old Lighthouse

In the surrounding area visitors still can find wrecks of Dutch and British ships, a small coastal steamer, S.S.Vyner Brooke which were torpedoed by Japanese warships during the Second World War, on 16 February 1942. Many of the victims was Australian nurses that enlisted in the Australian Army Nursing Service. Honouring the victims, a memorial, Nurses Memorial was built in front of the lighthouse, in the shade of Ketapang tree.

The Memorial incorporates stone from the: 'Women's Camp' which the Australian Army nurses occupied for a time as prisoners of war. A bronze plaque records the names of all 65 nurses who were aboard the s.s.Vyner Brooke. In 2000 and 2002, survivor and their relative came and visited this place.

There was a sad story, also. In March 2006 the lighthouse was vandalized, the thieves taking some of the ironwork. Not only that. The white painted-wall in the top filled with graffiti.

In Islamic holy month, Tanjung Kelian beach become a giant camping ground. In the eve of the first day of Ramadhan, people flock and set up their tents along the beach and arround the lighthouse.