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This article has been tagged since June 2007. Crime in the Australian city of Newcastle, like Sydney, has been part of the city since the earliest days as a prison colony. Newcastle CBD Newcastle is the seventh largest and the second oldest city in Australia [1] and the second largest in the state of New South Wales. ...
The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of over 4,200,000 people, and 151,920 within the city centre. ...
Newcastle's development into a major industrial and manufacturing centre in the twentieth century, with the combination of poor welfare, economic depressions, changing social practices and what was a predominantly working-class population encouraged the growth of a criminal element.
In more recent years, as Newcastle has embraced cosmopolitan dining and a more attractive night scene, crime has accelerated in the Australian city. Current debate over curfews and a "lock-out" at licensed premises has caused heated protest and council confusion over whether to further promote nightlife in the city or place some limitations on its expansion.
Some of the most prolific crimes in Newcastle's history, spanning two centuries were:
- The Scott Street Tragedy, 1911
- The Newcastle Tragedy, 1927
- The Bolton Street Suicide & Murder, 1937
- The Body in the Park, 1939
The townhouse on Church Street, Newcastle where George Buckley murdered his wife during 1927. ...
External links
- Australian Institute of Criminology
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