A tombstone has been found split into three pieces after vandalism at the Port Macquarie Historical Cemetery on April 15.
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The damage comes after an alter belonging to Margeret Innes had its lid split in two earlier this year.
A Port Macquarie-Hastings Council spokesman said the matter is being investigated.
"Council is currently investigating and will consult with our heritage advisor to ascertain an appropriate next step," he said.
The penal-colony era cemetery is the final resting place for more than 1500 people including soldiers, convicts and settlers buried since 1821.
The cemetery had eight graves destroyed in a mass vandalism incident on August 2, 2008, leaving a damage bill of more than $11,000.
Local heritage consultant Mitch McKay, who runs Grave Tales Walking Tours at the site originally found the damage on April 16 this year and reported it.
He said the alter and split tombstone were isolated incidents of vandalism over time and not related to earlier damage.
"The damage in 2008 was mass vandalism, these are isolated incidents which have been occurring since then," he said.
"The Historical Cemetery is not just important to Port Macquarie, it is on the State Heritage Registry and is significant to the entire people of New South Wales."
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