Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2020L01339:reg:372:p54
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2020L01339
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 372 (pt 54/62)
Character Range: 312467–315626

the Assistant Keepers' are in good condition, but converted into a single residence, with all the exterior surfaces having been painted. The Head Keeper's Quarters are in good condition. The retaining wall is in good condition, very little fretting being evident. Each block has been weathered to the extent that the edges are rounded. The only structural damage appears at the south and north ends and in the upper section where each break occurs. The uppermost course is no longer in situ.

Location

Including: Macquarie Lighthouse, stone wall at east end, cottage (Head Keepers Quarters) south-west of lighthouse and army cottage (Assistant Keepers Quarters) north-west of lighthouse, Old South Head Road, Vaucluse.

Bibliography

Anglin Associates, (1989). The Macquarie Lighthouse Conservation Plan. Prepared for The Australian Property Group, Department of Administrative Services, Australia.

Cox, Tanner Pty Ltd. (1979). A Study of Four New South Wales Lighthouses. For Department of Housing and Construction, Sydney.

Davies & Wilson. Macquarie Lighthouse Report. Prepared for the Department of Construction.

Macquarie Lightstation Plan of Management (1993). Prepared by the Australian Construction Services for Australian Estate Management, Department of Administrative Services, Australia.

Nash, D., (1979). A Report of Historical Classifications of Lightstations. Department of Transport, Australia.

Reid, G., (1988). From Dusk Till Dawn - A History of Australian Lighthouses. Department of Transport and Communications. MacMillan, Sydney.

Macquarie Lighthouse Surrounding Wall, Old South Head Rd, Vaucluse, NSW, Australia

List           Commonwealth Heritage List
Class          Historic
Legal Status   Listed Place (22/06/2004)
Place ID       105412
Place File No  1/12/041/0039

Summary Statement of Significance

The Macquarie Lightstation, built in 1883 is significant as the site of the first Lighthouse to be built in Australia and represents the longest continuously operating site of a navigational beacon in Australia (Criterion B.2). The Lightstation is significant for providing a rare example of the historical association with the colonial Governor Lachlan Macquarie and with colonial architects Francis Greenway and James Barnet (Criterion H.1). The Lightstation is significant for its outstanding landscape value, located on a dominant and dramatic portion at the entry to Sydney Harbour. The nineteenth century buildings possess a visual unity in their harmony form, scale, materials and textures (Criteria E.1 and F.1). The stone retaining wall, remnant of Greenways construction of 1816, is significant as a reminder of the stages of the Macquarie Lighthouse's growth and the use of convict labour during this period (Criterion A.4).

Official Values

Criterion A Processes

The Lightstation is significant for illustrating the difficulties of construction in the early period of European settlement, including the isolation of the site and of the colony and the necessity to quarry materials on site. The Lightstation is significant for providing material evidence of the changing living and working conditions of the