7 9 ▁by ▁She p ard ▁and ▁Mort ley . ▁T ack ing ▁Point ▁L ighth ouse ▁is ▁class ified ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Trust ▁of ▁Australia ▁( NS W ). ▁ ▁W riter ▁Louis ▁Be cke ▁was ▁born ▁and ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 0 s ▁and ▁later ▁re called ▁those ▁days , ▁saying ▁Port ▁Mac qu arie ▁was ▁an , ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁residents ▁of ▁Port ▁Mac qu arie ▁requested ▁that ▁the ▁Build ers ▁Labour ers ▁Federation ▁place ▁a ▁green ▁ban ▁against ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁high ▁rise ▁buildings ▁on ▁beach ▁head ▁and ▁water ▁front . ▁ ▁Heritage ▁list ings ▁ ▁Port ▁Mac qu arie ▁has ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁her itage - list ed ▁sites , ▁including : ▁Port ▁Mac qu arie ▁First ▁B ury ing ▁Gr ound ▁Port ▁Mac qu arie ▁Government ▁House ▁Site ▁H ast ings ▁Historical ▁Society ▁Museum ▁O verse ers ' ▁C ott ages ▁Rem ains ▁Old ▁Port ▁Mac qu arie ▁Cour th ouse ▁Port ▁Mac qu arie ▁Second ▁B ury ing ▁Gr ound ▁St ▁Thomas ▁Ang lic an ' ▁Church ▁Lake ▁In nes ▁House ▁Ru ins ▁ ▁Population ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 7 , ▁the ▁population ▁was ▁ 8 1 9 , ▁of ▁whom ▁ 5 9 9 ▁were ▁males ▁and ▁ 2 2 0 ▁were ▁female . ▁The ▁gender ▁dispar ity ▁was ▁probably ▁due ▁the ▁pen al ▁station ▁there ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁▁ ▁The ▁estimated ▁urban ▁population ▁of ▁Port ▁Mac qu arie ▁was