Tacking Point Lighthouse
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title:
Tacking Point Lighthouse
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Tacking Point Lighthouse is Australia's thirteenth oldest lighthouse. It was built on a rocky headland about 8 kilometres south of Port Macquarie in 1879 by Shepherd and Joseph William Mortley, to a design by the New South Wales Colonial Architect, James Barnet. It is operated by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority and is classified by the National Trust of Australia (NSW). Tacking Point was named by explorer Matthew Flinders in 1802 during his 1802–1803 circumnavigation of Australia. Its n
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Lighthouse in New South Wales, Australia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tacking_Point_Lighthouse
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2023-08-14T02:44:14Z
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