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Tacking Point.

            Tacking Point.

Tacking Point was given its name by Matthew Flinders during his circumnavigation of Australia in 1802-03.
By the mid-nineteenth century in excess of 20 ships of various sizes would be wrecked in the area.
The first recorded sinking occurred in when the schooner Black Jack was wrecked off the Port Macquarie bar.
Built in 1820 Black Jack was owned by R. Kelly and was registered in Sydney with a registration no: 12/1820.
The 28 ton schooner had a crew of 8 when she was wrecked and official reports claim her sinking was due to Pilot’s neglect. 
In 1879 a lighthouse was constructed at Tacking Point. 
Due to the height of the site the lighthouse was built to a height of 8 metres, built of cement rendered bricks the lighthouse was converted to automatic acetylene in 1919 and became unmanned in 1920.

Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia.
   

Taken on: July 4, 2019

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Camera: Canon EOS 200D, f/5.6, 1/250 sec, 65mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

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