Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2020L01339:reg:372:p56
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2020L01339
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 372 (pt 56/62)
Character Range: 318130–321097

under the supervision of Francis Howard Greenway with the Government Acting Architect. However, the sandstone walls soon began to crumble away and within fifty years the tower had to be strapped with iron bands. In 1881 the building of a new lighthouse 12ft away from the original lighthouse commenced. The light in the present tower was first exhibited on 1 June 1883. Greenway's precinct was enclosed on three sides by a stone and lattice fence, which perfected the surroundings of the Macquarie Tower and Lighthouse. Greenway makes reference to a dwarf terrace and railing in the Greenway Papers of 1821. The land at the eastern side of the site was built up slightly higher than that to the west, the eastern stone sections of the fence serving as a retaining wall, these sections are still in situ. The length of the wall was equal to the external distance between the two military barracks on the road frontage. The lower portion of the wall ran uninterrupted from north to south. On top of this was a coping course surmounted by a non-continuous wall, three courses in height. This latter part of the wall should be distinguished from the stone and lattice perimeter fence which surrounded the precinct on the three remaining sides.

History Not Available

Condition and Integrity

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

Part of Macquarie Lighthouse Group, east 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.

Appendix G: Statement of Cultural Significance

This statement is extracted from the Conservation Management Plan for Macquarie Lightstation, prepared by Lucas Stapleton Johnson & Partners Pty Ltd in 2018.

Criteria (a) Historic Values
The Macquarie Lightstation is of outstanding significance for being the first permanent, purpose-built lightstation in Australia and is now the longest-serving lightstation still extant. Its prominent