Port Macquarie-Hastings Council, Australia
Tacking Point Lighthouse
Port Macquarie-Hastings Council, Australia
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Tacking Point Lighthouse stands on a rocky headland approximately 8 kilometres south of Port Macquarie on the New South Wales coast. Completed in 1879 to a design by Colonial Architect James Barnet, it ranks as Australia's thirteenth oldest lighthouse. The structure was built by Shepherd and Joseph William Mortley and is now operated by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority. The headland itself was named by explorer Matthew Flinders during his 1802–1803 circumnavigation of Australia. Today the lighthouse is classified by the National Trust of Australia (NSW) and sits among a chain of coastal lights, with Smoky Cape Lighthouse to the north and Crowdy Head Light to the south.
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- lighthouse
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- Port Macquarie-Hastings Council, Australia
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