Victoria Theatre
Victoria Theatre – ABC Newcastle article by Carol Duncan Built in the 1870’s, the...
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Author: Carol Duncan
Cathedral Park – Resting in Pieces
No human remains were removed from Cathedral Park, and indeed there were by that time less than 300 headstones remain, most illegible or broken. Other grave markers, being made of timber, had deteriorated years before.
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The ‘Pasha Bulker’ Storm – June 2007
Most people in Newcastle and the Hunter were looking forward to a relaxing long weekend, planning...
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Leading Light or Beacon Towers
Newcastle has its very own castle turret on top of The Hill in the form of the Leading Light Tower or Beacon Tower. It was one of two built to assist captains in bringing their ships safely into the port. The coast around Newcastle is littered with hundreds of shipwrecks and the pair of towers built in 1865/1866 helped to increase the safety of vessels entering the Hunter River.
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