| 词条 | Tacking Point Lighthouse |
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|name = Tacking Point Lighthouse |location = Port Macquarie New South Wales Australia |image_name = Tacking Point Lighthouse qtl1 cropped.jpg |caption = Tacking Point Lighthouse, 2012 | pushpin_map = New South Wales | relief = 1 | pushpin = lighthouse | pushpin_map_caption = New South Wales |coordinates = {{coord|-31.4755|152.9372|display=inline,title}} |yearbuilt = 1879 |yeardeactivated = |automated = 1919 |intensity = 12,800 cd |focalheight = {{convert|111|ft|m|disp=flip|abbr=on}} |range = {{convert|16|nmi|abbr=on}} |foundation= |construction = cement render bricks |shape = cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |marking = white tower, lantern and attached storeroom, blue balcony rail |height = {{convert|8|m|abbr=on}}[1] |len s= |currentlens = | lightsource = mains power |characteristic = Fl (4) W 20s. | fogsignal = | admiralty = K2788 | NGA = 111-6024 | ARLHS = AUS-158 | managingagent = Australian Maritime Safety Authority }} 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.[2] Its nearest lighthouses are Smoky Cape Lighthouse at South West Rocks, to the north, and Crowdy Head Light, to the south. HistoryIn the mid-nineteenth century, there were few lights in the Tacking Point area and over 20 ships were wrecked. The first occurred in December 1823 when the schooner Black Jack was wrecked on the Port Macquarie bar.[3] Consequently, in 1879, a fixed catadioptric light of less than 1000 candelas was erected on Tacking Point. It was the fourth of five small navigational lighthouses built to a design by James Barnet.[4] The other four lighthouses were Crowdy Head Light, Fingal Head Light, Richmond River Light and Clarence River Light (now demolished).[5] Only two of these lighthouses, Tacking Point and Crowdy Head still have a storeroom attached.[5] The lighthouse was built of cement-rendered bricks and only needed to be 8 metres high due to the elevation of the site. In 1919, the light was converted from wick oil light to automatic acetylene operation, and was demanned in 1920.[6] The light was converted to mains electricity in 1974.[4] The foundations of the keeper's cottage are still visible. Management of the lighthouse is shared by three government authorities: the New South Wales Department of Lands owns the lighthouse; Roads and Maritime Services (formerly NSW Maritime) operates the light;[7] and the Port Macquarie-Hastings Council manages the site. Vandalism has been a problem in the early 2000s. Resolving the issue has been complicated by the split management.[10] TourismThe Lighthouse headland marks the end of the circa 9 km Coastal Walk from Town Beach to Lighthouse Beach being built by the Port Macquarie-Hastings Council. The lighthouse is also a popular site for whale watching.[8] The area is used for surfing and there is a surf life-saving club at the neighbouring Lighthouse Beach. {{clear}}See also{{stack|{{portal|New South Wales|Lighthouses}}}}
Notes1. ^List of Lights says a slightly lower {{convert|24|ft}} 2. ^Darroch, Donald (2003) East Coast Australia: Sydney to Cairns, Footprint Travel Guides, p. 183 3. ^[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2182474] 4. ^1 Port Macquarie-Hastings Council: Tacking Point Lighthouse 5. ^1 Letter by Editor Steve Merson, Bulletin of the Lighthouses of Australia, Inc, No. 8, December 2003 6. ^{{cite loa|NSW|Tacking%20Point|Tacking Point Lighthouse}} 7. ^{{Cite web |url= http://www.maritime.nsw.gov.au/mpd/lighthouses.html |title=Lighthouse Lights - NSW Maritime |work=maritime.nsw.gov.au |accessdate=3 October 2010}} 8. ^1 "Tacking Point Lighthouse vandalised again", Lighthouses of Australia, Inc. Bulletin, 8 (4) July/August 2005 References{{commonscat|Tacking Point Light}}{{refbegin}}
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