Newcastle New South Wales
Population: • Density:	324,891(2006) (2nd) 393.3/km²
Established:	1797
Coordinates:	32°55′S 151°45′E / -32.917, 151.75Coordinates: 32°55′S 151°45′E / -32.917, 151.75
Elevation:	9 m
Area:	826.1 km²
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Location:	160 km from Sydney
County:	Northumberland
State District:	Newcastle
Federal Division:	Newcastle
Mean Max Temp Mean Min Temp Rainfall 23.0 °C 73 °F 12.4 °C 54 °F 1117.1 mm 44 in

Central Newcastle viewed from Stockton, across the harbour

The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the state of New South Wales and includes all of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas. It is the hub of the Greater Newcastle area which includes the Local Government Areas of City of Newcastle, City of Lake Macquarie, City of Cessnock, City of Maitland and Port Stephens Council.^[1][2] “km” redirects here. ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... Most of the Western and Central parts of Australia were never divided into counties;  No counties  Has been subdivided into counties Cadastral divisions of Australia refers to the parts of Australia which are divided into the cadastral units of counties, parishes, hundreds, and other divisions for the purposes of land... Location of Northumberland Northumberland County, New South Wales was one of the original Nineteen Counties in New South Wales and is now one of the 141 Cadastral divisions of New South Wales. ... State Electoral District is a term used to refer to a voting area within Australian states. ... Newcastle is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. ... The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. ... The Division of Newcastle is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. ... Celsius is, or relates to, the Celsius temperature scale (previously known as the centigrade scale). ... For other uses, see Fahrenheit (disambiguation). ... Celsius is, or relates to, the Celsius temperature scale (previously known as the centigrade scale). ... For other uses, see Fahrenheit (disambiguation). ... This article is about the unit of length. ... An inch (plural: inches; symbol or abbreviation: in or, sometimes, ″ - a double prime) is the name of a unit of length in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 254 pixelsFull resolution (2342 × 743 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 254 pixelsFull resolution (2342 × 743 pixel, file size: 1. ... Stockton is the only northern suburb of Newcastle, an industrial city 160 kilometres north of Sydney, Australia. ... “NSW” redirects here. ... Website: http://www. ... Lake Macquarie is the name of a Local Government Area (the City of Lake Macquarie) located in NSW, Australia, approximately 150km north of Sydney, Australia, and 20km south of Newcastle. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Below is a list of suburbs that are located within the Greater Newcastle region in New South Wales, Australia. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Website: http://www. ... Lake Macquarie is the name of a Local Government Area (the City of Lake Macquarie) located in NSW, Australia, approximately 150km north of Sydney, Australia, and 20km south of Newcastle. ... Cessnock City Council is is a Local Government Area (LGA) in New South Wales, Australia in the Hunter Valley. ... Maitland City Council is a Local Government Area in the Lower Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia. ... Port Stephens Council is a Local Government Area (LGA) on Port Stephens in New South Wales, Australia on the Pacific Highway. ...

Situated 160 km north of Sydney, on the mouth of the Hunter River, it is the predominant city within the Hunter Region. It is the largest coal export harbour in the world [1] and boasts massive coal deposits which cover much of the region beyond the city. Coal exports in the financial year 2005/2006 alone were valued at A$5.3 billion, other goods made up another $2.2 billion [2]. This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... The Hunter River is a major river in New South Wales, Australia. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

History

Pre-European settlement

Newcastle and The Hunter Valley were traditionally occupied by the Awabakal and Worimi Aboriginal People. The Cammeraygal tribe was an Indigenous Australian tribe that inhabited the Lower North Shore area of the present-day North Sydney Council in Sydney, Australia. ... Worimi may refer to: Worimi people Worimi language Category: ...

Founding and settlement by Europeans

The first European to explore the area was Lt. John Shortland in September, 1797. His discovery of the area was largely accidental; Shortland had been sent in search of a number of convicts who had seized the Cumberland as she was sailing from Sydney Cove. While returning he entered what he later described as "a very fine river" which he named after New South Wales' Governor, John Hunter. Shortland also returned with reports of the deep-water port and abundant coal in the area. Over the next two years, coal mined from the area was the New South Wales colony's first export. John Shortland (1769-1810), naval officer, joined the Royal Navy as a midshipman and went to Quebec in a transport commanded by his father. ... There have been sixteen ships named HMS Cumberland in the Royal Navy. ... Sydney Cove is a small bay on the southern shore of Port Jackson (commonly but incorrectly called Sydney Harbour), on the coast of the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... John Hunter, Naval pioneer and colonial governor Captain John Hunter (1737– to 1821) was a British naval officer and colonial administrator who succeeded Arthur Phillip as the second governor of New South Wales, Australia from 1795 to 1800. ... Coal Coal (IPA: ) is a fossil fuel formed in swamp ecosystems where plant remains were saved by water and mud from oxidization and biodegradation. ... “NSW” redirects here. ...

Newcastle was nicknamed "Hell" by the most brutal convicts as it was a place where the most dangerous convicts were sent to dig in the coal mines as harsh punishment for their crimes.

By the turn of the century the mouth of the Hunter River was being visited by diverse groups of men, including coal hewers, timber-cutters, and more escaped convicts. Philip Gidley King, Governor of New South Wales from 1800, decided on a more positive approach to exploit the now obvious natural resources of the Hunter Valley. The Hunter River is a major river in New South Wales, Australia. ... Philip Gidley King Naval pioneer and colonial governor Captain Philip Gidley King RN (23 April 1758 – 3 September 1808) was an English naval officer and colonial administrator. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Besides coal, vast cedar forests covered a huge tract up the Hunter, a source of urgently needed building timber for the infant Sydney colony. This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ...

Governor King decided to establish a small post at the river mouth, however this first settlement was short lived. It was headed by one Corporal Wixtead, who was then suddenly replaced by Surgeon Martin Mason. Surgeon Mason's rule ended in a mutiny, and Governor King closed the settlement early in 1802.

A settlement was again attempted in 1804 as a place of secondary punishment for unruly convicts. The settlement was named Coal River, also Kingstown and then re-named Newcastle, after England's famous coal port. The name first appeared by the commission issued by Governor King on March 15, 1804, to Lieut. Charles Menzies of the Royal Marines, appointing him superintendent of the new settlement. This article is about a city in the United Kingdom. ... Sir Charles A. F. N. Menzies (1783 – August 22, 1866) was born at Bal Freike, Perthshire, Scotland. ... The Royal Marines (RM), are the Royal Navys elite fighting forces. ...

The new settlement comprising convicts and a military guard, arrived at the Hunter River on March 27, 1804, in three ships, the Lady Nelson, the Resource and the James. The convicts were rebels from the 1804 Castle Hill convict rebellion, also known as the second Battle of Vinegar Hill. The Hunter River is a major river in New South Wales, Australia. ... The Lady Nelson was a vessel used in the exploration of the coast of Australia in the early years of the 19th century. ... A cartoon of the Irish rebellion some years later The Castle Hill Rebellion of 4 March 1804, also called the Irish Rebellion and the Battle of Vinegar Hill, was Australias only successful large-scale convict rebellion. ...

The link with Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, its namesake and also from whence many of the 19th century coal miners came, is still obvious in some of the place-names - such as Jesmond, Hexham, Wickham and Wallsend. This article is about a city in the United Kingdom. ... Jesmond is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located from Newcastles central business district. ... Hexham is a locality in New South Wales, Australia. ... Wickham (postcode 2293) is an inner suburb of the City of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. ... Wallsend (postcode 2287) is an western suburb of the City of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. ...

Newcastle has claim to one of the oldest theatre districts in Australia, with its still standing Victoria Theatre on Perkins Street perhaps the oldest purpose-built theatre in the country. Sadly, the theatre district that occupied the area around what is now the Hunter Street Mall vanished during the 1940s when much of Newcastle's cultural appreciation disintegrated in the very industrial-oriented city. For the Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall click here. ...

Major events

Newcastle remained a penal settlement for nearly 20 years. The military rule was harsh, often barbarous, and there was possibly no more notorious place of punishment in the whole of Australia than Limeburners' Bay, on the inner side of Stockton peninsula, where incorrigibles were sent to burn oyster shells for making lime. Map of Port Phillip showing location of Corio Bay. ... Stockton is the only northern suburb of Newcastle, an industrial city 160 kilometres north of Sydney, Australia. ...

Under Captain James Wallis, commandant from 1815 to 1818, the convicts' conditions improved, and a building boom began. Capt. Wallis laid out the streets of the town, built the first church of the site of the present Anglican Cathedral, erected the old gaol on the seashore, and began work on the breakwater which now joins Nobbys Head to the mainland. The quality of these buildings was poor and only (a much reinforced) breakwater survives. Originally called Coal Island, Nobbys Head is the third lighthouse built in New South Wales after the Macquarie Lighthouse in 1818 and the Hornby Lighthouse which was also built in 1858[1]. The lighthouse is located on the South side of the entrance to Newcastle Harbour and is included in...

For these works, and for his humane rule in the convict colony, Capt. Wallis earned the personal commendation of Governor Macquarie. In Governor Macquarie's opinion the prison colony was too close to Sydney and in any case the proper exploitation of the land was not practical with prison labour. Colonel Lachlan Macquarie (31 January 1762–1 July 1824), colonial governor regarded by many as the real founder of Australia, was born in the Isle of Mull in the Hebrides islands of Scotland. ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ...

Therefore, in 1823, military rule in Newcastle ended. The number of prisoners was reduced to 100 (most of these were employed on the building of the breakwater), and the remaining 900 were sent to Port Macquarie.

Freed for the first time from the infamous influence of the penal law, the town began to acquire the aspect of a typical Australian pioneer settlement, and a steady flow of free settlers poured into the hinterland. A family of Russian settlers in the Caucasus region, ca. ...

Between 1826 and 1836 the convict-built Great North Road established the overland link with Sydney. There are several Great North Roads: Great North Road, Australia, a historical road leading from Sydney to the Hunter Valley Great North Road, New Zealand, a road leading from Auckland to Hamilton Great North Road, Zambia, a road running north from Lusaka Great North Road, an alternate name for the...

Coal mining began in earnest in the 1830s, with collieries working close to the city itself and others within a ten-mile radius. Most of Newcastle's principal coal mines (Stockton, Tighes Hill, Carrington, the Australian Agricultural Company, the Newcastle Coal Mining company's big collieries at Merewether (includes the Glebe), Wallsend, and the Waratah collieries), had all closed by the early 1960s, being steadily replaced over the previous four decades by the larger coal mining activities further inland at places such as Kurri Kurri and Cessnock. The Australian Agricultural Company (AA Co) is a company which serves to improve beef cattle production through responsible natural resource and land use. ... Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Wallsend (postcode 2287) is an western suburb of the City of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. ... For other uses, see Waratah (disambiguation). ... kurri kurri is the fucking biggest hole in australia. ... Cessnock can refer to: Cessnock, New South Wales Cessnock, Glasgow This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

On December 10, 1831 the Australian Agricultural Company officially opened Australia's first railway. On December 10, 2006 a plaque was unveiled on the southern shore of Newcastle Harbour celebrating this event. The Australian Agricultural Company (AA Co) is a company which serves to improve beef cattle production through responsible natural resource and land use. ...

About 1850 a major copper smelting works was established at Burwood, near Merewether (now a suburb), an engraving of which appeared in the Illustrated London News on 11 February 1854. The English and Australian Copper Company built another substantial works at Broadmeadow circa 1890, and in that decade a zinc smelter was built inland, by Cockle Creek. Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... The Illustrated London News was a magazine founded by Herbert Ingram and his friend Mark Lemon, the editor of Punch magazine. ... 1854 (MDCCCLIV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Broadmeadow is an inner western suburb in the city of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. ... General Name, symbol, number zinc, Zn, 30 Chemical series transition metals Group, period, block 12, 4, d Appearance bluish pale gray Standard atomic weight 65. ...

What was said to be the largest factory of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere was constructed in 1885, on a 22 acre site between the suburbs of Tighes Hill and Port Waratah, by Mr Charles Upfold (1834-1919), from London, for his Sydney Soap and Candle Company, to replace a smaller factory in Wickham. Their soap products won 17 medals at International Exhibitions, and at the Sydney International Exhibition they won a bronze medal "against all-comers from every part of the world", the only first prize awarded for soap and candles. Following World War I the company was sold to Messrs Lever & Kitchen (today Lever Bros), and the factory closed in the mid-1930s. southern hemisphere highlighted in yellow (Antarctica not depicted). ... For other uses, see Waratah (disambiguation). ... Charles Upfold (15 December 1834 - 14 March 1919), Justice of the Peace (9 September 1887), was a soap manufacturer of great prominence in Australia. ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ...

After a major steel strike in the Sydney basin, the State Government of NSW encouraged BHP to build a vast modern steel producing industry with American expertise. The land put aside was prime real estate, on the southern edge of the harbour. At one stage the idea of a Botanical Garden was considered because of the waterfront location and proximity to the wealthy suburb of Mayfield. In 1915 the BHP steelworks opened, beginning a period of some 80 years dominated by the steel works and heavy industry. As Mayfield and the suburbs surrounding the steelworks declined in popularity because of pollution, the steelworks thrived, becoming the region's largest employer. In 1999, the steelworks closed. Many workers, having spent their entire working lives there saw Australia's largest industrial shutdown complete as the last blast furnace went out. As the former workforce began to deal with the economic and emotional impact, Newcastle began to experience a new image as less of an industrial, smoke stack city. BHP Billiton is the worlds largest mining company. ... Mayfield is a north-western suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, which takes its name from Ada May (b. ... BHP Billiton is the worlds largest mining company. ...

The most tragic maritime accident of the twentieth-century in Newcastle occurred during 1934 when the Stockton-bound ferry Bluebell collided with a coastal freighter and sank in the middle of the Hunter River. The Bluebell Collision claimed three lives and caused fifteen passengers to be admitted to the Newcastle Hospital, two suffering severely from the effects of immersion. However, the tragedy was but only one chapter in Newcastle's very long history of shipwrecks including the 1974 beaching of the Sygna, the 2007 beaching of the MV Pasha Bulker and the tragic sinking of the SS Cawarra in 1866 that claimed sixty-lives. The sinking of the Newcastle harbour ferry Bluebell after colliding with the coastal freighter Waraneen in 1934 was one of the worst maritime tragedies in Newcastle, Australia during the 20th Century. ... The Sygna shipwreck on 7th Feb 2004 The Sygna was a 53,000 tonne Norwegian bulk carrier and now shipwreck on Stockton Beach near Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. ... The MV Pasha Bulker is a 76,741 tonne deadweight Panamax bulk carrier operated by the Lauritzen Bulkers Shipping company and owned by Japanese Disponent Owners. ... The Cawarra was a paddle-steamer that sunk in 1866 in Newcastle harbour, New South Wales, Australia with the loss of 60 lives. ... 1866 (MDCCCLXVI) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ...

Japanese attack

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During the Second World War, Newcastle was an important industrial centre for the Australian war effort. Consequently, it was considered to be a potential Japanese target during the Second World War. On the 31st of May, 1942 three midget submarines crept into Sydney Harbour and killed 21 sleeping sailors on an accommodation vessel at Garden Island, east of the Harbour Bridge. By this time, there was a great fear among the Australian people of a full-scale Japanese invasion and cities and towns along the eastern seaboard were forced into strict wartime regulations. Combatants Australia, United States, United Kingdom, Netherlands. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...

In the early hours of 8 June 1942 the Japanese submarine I-21 briefly shelled Newcastle. Newcastle was one of the most prepared cities in the country^{[citation needed]} and the people of Newcastle acted with composure. Given the distance between the submarine and the browned-out city, there was little precision in the attack. Among the areas hit within the city were dockyards, the steel works, Parnell Place in the city's now affluent East End, the breakwall and Art Deco ocean baths. There were no casualties in the attack and damage was minimal. is the 159th day of the year (160th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... I-21 was a Japanese submarine which saw service during World War 2. ...

Earthquake

Main article: 1989 Newcastle earthquake

On December 28, 1989, Newcastle experienced an earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale which killed 13 people, injured 162 and destroyed or severely damaged a number of prominent buildings which had to be subsequently demolished. These included the large George Hotel in Scott Street (city), the Century Theatre at Broadmeadow, the Hunter Theatre (formerly 'The Star') at Merewether, and the majority of The Junction school, also at Merewether. Part of the Newcastle Workers' Club, a popular venue, was also damaged but later restored. The following economic recession of the early 1990s meant that the city took several years to recover. The 1989 Newcastle earthquake was a magnitude 5. ... is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... The 1989 Newcastle earthquake was a magnitude 5. ... The Richter magnitude test scale (or more correctly local magnitude ML scale) assigns a single number to quantify the size of an earthquake. ... Broadmeadow is an inner western suburb in the city of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. ... Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... In macroeconomics, the definition of recession is a decline in any countrys Gross Domestic Product (GDP), or negative real economic growth, for two or more successive quarters of a year. ...

2007 storms

Main article: 2007 Hunter region and Central Coast storms

The MV Pasha Bulker became a local landmark when it was stranded on Nobbys Beach in 2007

Main article: MV Pasha Bulker

On 8 June 2007, the 225m long bulk carrier ship, MV Pasha Bulker, ran aground at Nobby's Beach after failing to heed warnings to move offshore during a violent storm. This occurred as part of a larger weather event, which was described as being the worst series of storms to hit New South Wales in 30 years^[3]. These storms affected a large area, including the Central Coast, Hunter and Metropolitan regions of the state. Flooding in Newcastle on June 8 The Pasha Bulker beached at Newcastle Wikinews has news related to: Worst storm in thirty years hits Newcastle, Australia The 2007 Hunter region and Central Coast storms commenced on Friday 8 June 2007 and caused extensive flooding, damage and loss of life in the... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2272 × 1704 pixel, file size: 757 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) The Pasha Bulker was driven onto a reef just off Nobbys Beach near Newcastle by a storm in June 2007. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2272 × 1704 pixel, file size: 757 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) The Pasha Bulker was driven onto a reef just off Nobbys Beach near Newcastle by a storm in June 2007. ... The MV Pasha Bulker is a 76,741 tonne deadweight Panamax bulk carrier operated by the Lauritzen Bulkers Shipping company and owned by Japanese Disponent Owners. ... The MV Pasha Bulker is a 76,741 tonne deadweight Panamax bulk carrier operated by the Lauritzen Bulkers Shipping company and owned by Japanese Disponent Owners. ... is the 159th day of the year (160th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ... The MV Pasha Bulker is a 76,741 tonne deadweight Panamax bulk carrier operated by the Lauritzen Bulkers Shipping company and owned by Japanese Disponent Owners. ... Flooding in Newcastle on June 8 The Pasha Bulker beached at Newcastle Wikinews has news related to: Worst storm in thirty years hits Newcastle, Australia The 2007 Hunter region and Central Coast storms commenced on Friday 8 June 2007 and caused extensive flooding, damage and loss of life in the... “NSW” redirects here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

On 9 June 2007, as part of the Hunter Region and along with the Central Coast, Newcastle was declared a natural disaster zone by the state Premier Mr Morris Iemma ^[4]. By June 11, 2007, the storms had subsided. Public media reported that the storms had resulted in the deaths of 9 people, including a man swept into a storm water drain in Newcastle. The cities of Newcastle and Maitland begun preparing for more major flooding but as it turned out it wasnt as bad as the Bureau of Meteorlogy expected and predicted.^[5] June 9 is the 160th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (161st in leap years), with 205 days remaining. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ... Morris Iemma (pronounced Yemma), born 21 July 1961, is an Australian politician and the Premier of New South Wales. ... is the 162nd day of the year (163rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ...

On 2 July 2007, the Pasha Bulker was finally refloated on the 3rd salvage attempt despite earlier fears that the ship would break up. After initially entering the port for minor repairs it departed for major repairs in Asia under tow on 26 July 2007. is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ... The MV Pasha Bulker is a 76,741 tonne deadweight Panamax bulk carrier operated by the Lauritzen Bulkers Shipping company and owned by Japanese Disponent Owners. ... Salvage may refer to: Look up salvage in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... is the 207th day of the year (208th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ...

The Stockton Ferry

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Geography

Newcastle is located on the southern bank of the Hunter River at its mouth. The northern side is dominated by sand dunes, swamps and multiple river channels. A 'green belt' protecting plant and wildlife flanks the city from the west (Watagan mountains) around to the north where it meets the coast just north of Stockton. Because of this, urban development is mainly restricted to the hilly southern bank. The small village of Stockton sits opposite central Newcastle at the river mouth and is linked by ferry. Much of the city is undercut by the coal measures of the Sydney sedimentary basin, and what were once numerous coal-mining villages located in the hills and valleys around the port have merged into a single urban area extending southwards to Lake Macquarie.
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Climate

Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology

Demographics

The metropolitan area of Newcastle spreads over several Local Government Areas. The estimated population of the City of Newcastle at June 2004 was 145,633 (Australian Bureau of Statistics), but its neighbour, the City of Lake Macquarie, was actually larger, with an estimated 189,196 residents as of June 2004 (ABS). The combined population of the Newcastle area at the 2001 census was 470,610. This includes Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, Maitland, Port Stephens and Cessnock local government areas. Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled by each individual Local Government. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Australian Bureau of Statistics logo The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is the Australian government agency that collects and publishes statistical information about Australia. ... Lake Macquarie is the name of a Local Government Area (the City of Lake Macquarie) located in NSW, Australia, approximately 150km north of Sydney, Australia, and 20km south of Newcastle. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 - A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall appears in Seattles Magnuson Park, placed by an anonymous... Maitland is a city in the Lower Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia and the seat of Maitland City Council. ... Harbour Entrance Port Stephens is a large coastal inlet, located about 190 kilometers north of Sydney. ... Cessnock is a city in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales, Australia in Cessnock City Council. ...

Newcastle today

The Port of Newcastle remains the economic and trade centre for the resource rich Hunter Valley and for much of the north and northwest of New South Wales. Newcastle is the world's busiest coal export port [3] and Australia's oldest and second largest tonnage throughput port, with over 3,000 shipping movements [4] handling cargo of 85.6 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) [5], of which coal exports represented 80.2 mtpa, in 2005/06 [6]. The volume of coal exported, and attempts to increase coal exports, are opposed by environmental groups. Newcastle has a small ship building industry, which has declined since the 1970s due to failure to win government contract tenders. from http://www. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... “NSW” redirects here. ...

With the closure of the steel works in 2000 many see the era of heavy industry as past. Many of the manufacturing industries have located themselves away from the city centre, focusing on cheap land and access to road transport routes and lack the concentrated social impact of BHP on the city's life.

Christ Church Cathedral dominates the skyline of Newcastle.

The city's population is growing. The old city centre has seen some new apartments and hotels built in recent years, but the rate of commercial and retail occupation remains low as alternate suburban centres have become more important. The CBD itself is shifting to the west, towards the major urban renewal area known as "Honeysuckle". This renewal, to run for another 10 years, is a major part of arresting the shift of business and residents to the suburbs. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixels Full resolution (2304 × 1728 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixels Full resolution (2304 × 1728 pixel, file size: 1. ...

The old central business district, located at Newcastle's eastern end, still has a considerable number of historic buildings, dominated by Christ Church Cathedral, seat of the (Anglican) Bishop of Newcastle ^[6]. Other noteworthy buildings include Fort Scratchley, the Ocean Baths, the old Customs House, the 1920s City Hall, the 1890s Longworth Institute (once regarded as the finest building in the colony) and the 1930s art deco University House (formerly NESCA House, recently seen in the film Superman Returns). Residents of Newcastle refer to themselves as "Novocastrians".
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Domestic architecture

A heritage area to the east of the Central Business District, centred around Christ Church Cathedral has many fine Victorian terrace houses, embedded in architecturally "sympathetic" later housing developments. Christ Church Cathedral in Cincinnati, Ohio. ...

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Education

The University of Newcastle (formerly established in 1951 as part of the University of New South Wales) obtained its autonomy in 1965 and now with a student population of just over 20,000, it offers over 150 undergraduate and graduate courses. The University of Newcastle is a public university located in Callaghan, a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales. ... Uniwalk is the main walkway stretching through the whole Kensingtion campus The University of New South Wales, also known as UNSW or colloquially as New South, is a university situated in Kensington, a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ...

Together with six major city universities (Macquarie University, La Trobe University, Flinders University, Griffith University and Murdoch University) The University of Newcastle, with the identity of the only regional university, formed IRU Australia (IRUA) in 2003, one of the major university groupings in Australia. The University of Newcastle is also one of the first universities in Australia to provide Master of Business Administration courses.

The University of Newcastle was ranked 127 in the world by the UK Times in 2005. One year after, both Melbourne institute of The University of Melbourne and the Shanghai Jiao Tong University recognised The University of Newcastle as one of the top ten universities in Australia. Within the same year, Newsweek international ranked the University of Newcastle one of the top 100 universities in the world. The University is one of the only eight, as well as the only regional Australian Universities to have achieved this status.

Culture

Festivals

Newcastle holds a variety of Cultural Events and Festivals, many of which attract national and some even international attention.

This Is Not Art is a national festival of new media and arts held in Newcastle each year over the October long weekend. Since its humble beginnings in 1998, it has become one of the leading arts festivals in Australia dedicated to the work and ideas of communities not included in other major Australian arts festivals. The umbrella program includes the independent festivals Electrofringe, the National Young Writers' Festival, National Student Media Conference, Sound Summit and other projects that vary from year to year. This Is Not Art is a national festival of new media and arts organised in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia each year over the October long weekend. ... Electrofringe is a festival of digital, electronic and new media arts. ... The National Young Writers Festival (NYWF) occurs annually in the city of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. ... Glaurung 09:34, 30 August 2005 (UTC) Categories: Possible copyright violations ... Sound Summit is an annual independent conference / festival focussing on independent electronic music and independent hip hop that takes place in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia as part of the annual This Is Not Art Festival. ...

The Shootout Film Festival, first started in Newcastle in 1999. This is the film festival where film-makers come together in one place to make a short film in 24 hours. It is run annually in July.

Mattara, founded in 1961, is the official festival of Newcastle with a more traditional 'country fair' type program that combines a parade, rides, sporting events, band competitions and portrait and landscape painting exhibitions.

Rainbow Visions holds its annual Festival in October for the local Gay and Lesbian Community. Set over 10 days the festival ends with annual Picnic day where up to a thousand Gay and Lesbians gather together with their family and friends.

The Newcastle Jazz Festival is held across three days in August, and attracts performers and audiences from all over Australia.

The Newcastle Regional Show is held in the Newcastle Showground annually. There are a mixture of typical regional show elements such as woodchopping displays, showbags, rides and stalls and usually fireworks to compliment the events in the main arena. Arguably, the Newcastle show has experienced a period of decline ever since the turn of the century, when an industrial dispute arose between the event organisers and the showman's guild who travel the country providing services for such regional events. The seperation of the two parties resulted in a sharp decline in the size and popularity of the event.

The Newcastle Entertatinment Centre, located inside the Newcastle Showground is a popular venue for regular events including wrestling, concerts and monster truck shows.

Music

Newcastle has an active youth music culture, as well as a Conservatorium of Music which is part of the University of Newcastle. It continues to support local bands and has a large underground music scene. Silverchair, the highly successful Australian band, hail from Newcastle. It has a fertile punk and hardcore scene in, and over the past 15 years has spawned many successful local acts. See: University of Newcastle (NSW), a university in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia University of Newcastle upon Tyne, a university in England. ... This article is about the band. ...

There is also an emerging Indie-Rock scene within the youth of Newcastle that is garnering large support by Sydney and Central Coast crowds, with bands such as The Seabellies, Solver and Montana Fire all getting outside attention^{[citation needed]}.

The pioneering hardcore techno and gabber group Nasenbluten also came from Newcastle and spawned a vibrant and influential local scene and record label Bloody Fist. Nasenbluten were a Newcastle Australia recording and performance group, who pioneered hardcore techno, gabber, amigacore and cheapcore music. ... Bloody Fist Records was an independent record label based in Newcastle, Australia. ...

The percussionist of the Australian rock band The Screaming Jets is also teaching music industry studies at Tighes Hill TAFE^{[citation needed]}. Several Newcastle musicians have collaborated with widely known Australian bands such as The Whitlams (Nick Cecire) and Machine Gun Fellatio (Kim Pink - Current music teacher at Hunter School of Performing Arts)^{[citation needed]}. The Screaming Jets is a hard rock band from Newcastle, Australia. ... Hunter School of the Performing Arts (HSPA) is a specialist primary and secondary school which offers a comprehensive curriculum with a performing arts specialty and is located at Lambton Road, Broadmeadow, New South Wales, Australia. ...

Popular music venues in Newcastle are The Queens Wharf Brewery, The Lucky Country, The Lass O'Gowrie, The Cambridge Hotel, The Bar on the Hill at the University, The Civic Theatre, The Newcastle Panthers and The Newcastle Entertainment centre.

Visual arts and galleries

Newcastle is home to a wide range of public, commercial and private galleries. The Newcastle Regional Art Gallery (located in Laman Street, just off Darby Street) is home to an extensive collection of works by contemporary and historical Australian visual artists. It regularly presents local exhibitions from its collection and hosts touring Australian exhibitions. Gallery Director Nick Mitzevich is the youngest gallery director in Australia and has given the gallery a much more contemporary focus since he took over in 2002. [7]. The gallery is currently planning a major redevelopment which is the subject of an architectural design competition.

Newcastle was also the birthplace of noted Australian artist William Dobell. Sir William Dobell (24 September 1899 - 13 May 1970) was an Australian artist (sculptor and painter). ...

Theatre

Newcastle has a variety of smaller theatres, but the main theatre in the CBD is now the Civic, at Wheeler Place, (seating capacity about 1500), one of Australia's great historic theatres built during 1929 in Art Deco style. It hosts a wide range of musicals, plays, concerts, dance and other events each year. Newcastle previously boasted several large theatres, among them the oldest purpose-built theatre in Australia, the Victoria Theatre on Perkins Street (built 1876, capacity 1750), saw touring international opera companies such as the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, and other troupes, and played host to some of the greatest stars of the age, such as Dame Nellie Melba, Gladys Moncrieff, and Richard Tauber, (it is now closed and derelict); the Century, Nineways, Broadmeadow, (built 1941, capacity 1800) although largely used as a cinema was a popular Symphony orchestra venue (demolished 1990 after being severely damaged by the 1989 earthquake); the Hunter (capacity 1000) at The Junction, had advanced modern stage facilities, but was eventually sold and demolished to make way for a motel that was destroyed by the 1989 earthquake. The decline in theatres and cinemas from the 1960s onwards was blamed on television. Newcastles Civic Theatre at Wheeler Place, 2007 The Newcastle Civic Theatre (also known as The Civic), located in Newcastle, Australia is one of Newcastles most popular and prestigious venues. ... For the Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall click here. ... The DOyly Carte Opera Company staged performances of Gilbert and Sullivans Savoy operas in the UK, Europe, America, South Africa and elsewhere from the nineteenth century to the twenty first. ... Dame Nelly Melba in role of Rosina from the Barber of Seville Dame Nellie Melba (May 19, 1861 - February 23, 1931), born Helen Porter Mitchell, was an Australian opera soprano, the first Australian to achieve international recognition in the form. ... Gladys Moncrieff (1892–1976) was an Australian singer born in Bundaberg, Queensland. ... Richard Tauber (16 May 1891 – 8 January 1948) was an Austrian tenor acclaimed as one of the greatest singers of the 20th century. ... Broadmeadow is an inner western suburb in the city of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. ...

Media arts

Newcastle is home to the Octapod Association, a New Media Arts collective established in 1996. Octapod is one of Australia's most innovative regional arts organisations and presents the annual This Is Not Art Festival as well as a diverse range of local festivals and projects. The arts web sites Object Not Found and Art Crimes were also produced in Newcastle. Octapod is a not for profit independent arts and new media organisation based in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. ... Octapod is a not for profit independent arts and new media organisation based in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. ... This Is Not Art is a national festival of new media and arts organised in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia each year over the October long weekend. ...

Sport

Energy Australia Stadium, looking across at the Western grandstand and grass seating

Newcastle's sports culture is centred on the Newcastle Knights, a team that plays in Australia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League. The Knights play at EnergyAustralia Stadium, situated in the suburb of New Lambton. After a recent upgrade, the stadium now has capacity for almost 27,000 spectators. The stadium is the only sports venue of its class in Northern New South Wales. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 446 KB) Summary This is a photo of Energy Australia Stadium - where the Newcastle Knights play Rugby League in the NRL. Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Newcastle, New South Wales Newcastle Knights ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 446 KB) Summary This is a photo of Energy Australia Stadium - where the Newcastle Knights play Rugby League in the NRL. Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Newcastle, New South Wales Newcastle Knights ... The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Newcastle, New South Wales. ... Wally Lewis passing the ball in Rugby League State of Origin. ... The National Rugby League (NRL) is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. ... EnergyAustralia Stadium is an Australian stadium, located in Newcastle, New South Wales. ...

The Newcastle United Jets football (soccer) team, which plays in Australia's highest level comp the A-League, also play at EnergyAustralia Stadium. The Newcastle United Jets are a highly regarded team throughout Australia, in its first two seasons, they have made back-to-back finals. Nick Carle, one of their most prestigous players, won the A-League player of the year in the 06-07 season. The Newcastle United Jets finished 4th in their first season, and 3rd in their second season. In the 06-07 season, they bowed out in the Prelimenary Final against Adelaide United, who eventually lost to Melbourne Victory in the Grand Final 6-0. Newcastle United Jets are an Australian professional football (soccer) club based in Newcastle, a city on the coast of New South Wales. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...

Other major spectator and participant sports include Netball, Basketball, Football, Australian rules football, Rugby Union, Hockey and Surfing. A Netball game in Australia Netball is a sport similar to and derived from basketball, and was originally known in its country of origin, the United States, as womens basketball. Invented by Clara Gregory Baer[1], a pioneer in womens sport, it is now the pre-eminent women... This article is about the sport. ... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... High marking is a key skill and spectacular attribute of Australian rules football Precise field and goal kicking using the oval shaped ball is the key skill in Australian rules football Australian rules football, also known as Australian football, Aussie rules, or simply football or footy is a code of... For other uses, see Rugby (disambiguation). ... A game of field hockey in progress Field hockey is a popular sport for men and women in many countries around the world. ... For other uses, see Surfing (disambiguation). ...

The Hunter Jaegers (Commonwealth Bank Trophy - Netball) are based at the Newcastle Entertainment Centre. Officially opened in June 1992, the Centre offers 5,000 square metres of clear span floor space and is capable of catering for capacities from 2,000 to 6,500 for entertainment style events. The Centre was built to house the now defunct Newcastle Falcons National Basketball League team and was also home to the Hunter Pirates before a lack of sponsorship forced them to relocate to Singapore after the 2005/06 season, where they were renamed the Singapore Slingers. The Slingers will play one home game at the Centre during the 2006/07 season. The Hunter Jaegers are an Australian netball team. ... The Commonwealth Bank Trophy is the elite national competitition in Australian netball. ... A Netball game in Australia Netball is a sport similar to and derived from basketball, and was originally known in its country of origin, the United States, as womens basketball. Invented by Clara Gregory Baer[1], a pioneer in womens sport, it is now the pre-eminent women... Newcastle Falcons were an Australian basketball team, that played in the city of Newcastle, in the National Basketball League. ... The National Basketball League is Australias top-level professional basketball competition. ... Hunter Pirates are an Australian basketball team, based in the city of Newcastle, and plays in the National Basketball League. ... The Singapore Slingers are the first Asian-based club in the Australian National Basketball League and joined at the start of the 2006/07 season. ...

In Cricket, Newcastle's No.1 Sports Ground was for many years a stopover on the tour itinerary for visiting international teams as they faced the Northern New South Wales XI. In 1981/82 the ground was allocated a Sheffield Shield match when the SCG was unavailable, and healthy crowds saw No.1 then become host to at least one first-class fixture featuring the New South Wales Blues each year. Newcastle also hosts a suburban competition of its own and has been the birthplace of many New South Wales and Australian representative cricketers. Bowler Shaun Pollock bowls to batsman Michael Hussey. ... The Pura Cup (formerly known as the Sheffield Shield) is the domestic first class cricket competition in Australia. ... The Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) (, ) is a cricket stadium in Sydney. ... The New South Wales Blues are an Australian first class cricket team based in Sydney, New South Wales. ...

Newcastle Jockey Club Limited races 35 times annually at Broadmeadow, a spacious 2000m turf track with a 415m home straight. Broadmeadow Racecourse is only a few minutes from the city centre, and is acknowledged as one of the finest provincial racetracks in Australia.

Bar Beach, a popular swimming and surfing beach

Newcastle has an abundance of Beaches and Surf Breaks, for which the city is internationally well known. Newcastle hosts the annual surfing contest 'Surfest' on the world professional surfing tour. Four time world champion surfer Mark Richards grew up surfing at Newcastle's Merewether Beach, and is a local icon, appearing at many local functions, and supporting local charities. Nobbys beach is a very popular kitesurfing spot, especially during the warm summer months when there are North Easterly sea breezes. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Surfest is an annual surfing competition held in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. ... Mark Richards is a surfer from Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. ... Power kites at Coche, Venezuela Kitesurfing in the Columbia River Gorge Kitesurfers use power kites tethered to harnesses to glide through water and air Kitesurfing, also known as kiteboarding, involves using a power kite to pull a rider through the water on a small surfboard or a kiteboard (a wakeboard...

The Newcastle North Stars are Newcastle's representatives in the Australian Ice Hockey League championships. Originally based in Newcastle West in the 1970-80s, the North Stars now play out of the Hunter Ice Skating Stadium in Warners Bay. The North Stars have won national championships in 2003, 2005 and 2006 since joining the league in 2002. The North Stars have also been awarded Newcastle's Outstanding Senior Team of the Year for 2003 and 2004. The Newcastle North Stars are a semi-professional ice hockey team in the Australian Ice Hockey League. ... The Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL) is Australias top-level ice hockey league. ... Warners Bay - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

Newcastle Golf Club is a championship 18-hole, par 72 golf course. It plays to 6160m, and is regarded as one of the best in Australia - consistently appearing in the top 15 best rated courses in Australia^{[citation needed]}.

Media

NBN's News Anchor - Ray Dineen.

Newcastle is served by a daily tabloid, The Herald (formerly The Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate and then The Newcastle Herald), several weeklies including the Newcastle Star, The Post and the bi-monthly The Hunter Advocate. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 475 pixelsFull resolution (1205 × 716 pixel, file size: 60 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)NBN News Presenter - Ray Dineeen. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 475 pixelsFull resolution (1205 × 716 pixel, file size: 60 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)NBN News Presenter - Ray Dineeen. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Newcastle Herald (branded as The Herald) is a local newspaper published daily, Monday to Saturday, in Newcastle, New South Wales, the largest non-capital city in Australia. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ...

The city is also served by several local radio stations, including those owned by the ABC and SBS.

• AM stations
  • 2HD (commercial)1143 AM
  • 1233 ABC Newcastle (ABC Local Radio)
  • 2HRN (community) 1629 AM
• FM stations
  • KOFM (commercial) 102.9
  • NXFM (commercial) 106.9
  • New FM (commercial) 105.3
  • 2NUR (community) 103.7
  • Rhema FM 99.7 Newcastle (Christian) 99.7
• Nationally owned services
  • Australian Broadcasting Corporation
    • 1233 ABC Newcastle AM local radio 1233 AM
    • ABC Radio National 1512 AM
    • ABC News Radio 1458 AM
    • Triple J (youth station) 102.1 FM
    • ABC Classic FM (classical music) 106.1 FM
  • SBS Radio (foreign language service) 1413 AM
• Other stations
  • 2KY Racing Radio (as part of state-wide network) 1341 AM

Newcastle is also served by 5 television stations, three commercial and two national services, and by Foxtel pay television. 2HD is an Australian radio station, licensed to, and serving the city of Newcastle. ... 2NC is an Australian radio station. ... ABC Local Radio is a network of publicly-owned radio stations in Australia, operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. ... 2HRN 1629AM is an Australian radio station, based in Cooks Hill, Newcastle. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... NXFM is an Australian radio station, licensed to, and serving Newcastle and surrounding areas. ... New FM is an Australian radio station, licensed to, and serving Newcastle and its surroundings. ... 2NUR is an Australian radio station, licensed to, and serving Newcastle and its surrounds. ... The Australian Broadcasting Corporation or ABC is Australias national non-profit public broadcaster. ... 2NC is an Australian radio station. ... ABC Radio National is an Australia-wide radio network with many various programs, involving news and current affairs, arts, music, society, science, drama, comedy. ... ABC NewsRadio is an Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio service devoted to delivering parliamentary proceedings, including Question Time, live and 24-hour news updates and information when parliament is not in session. ... For other uses, see JJJ. Triple J is a nationally-networked, government-funded Australian radio station (a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation), mainly aimed at youth (defined as those between 12 and 25). ... ABC Classic FM is Australian classical radio station available in major centres around the country. ... SBS Radio is a service provided by the Special Broadcasting Service ..to inform, educate and entertain Australians, especially those of non-English speaking backgrounds. SBS Radio originally began as two stations based in Melbourne and Sydney, set up to provide information about the new Medicare health system in languages other... Foxtel is a subscription television company in Australia, formed through a joint venture between Telstra and News Corporation. ... Pay television, or pay-TV, usually refers to subscription-based television services, usually provided by both analogue and digital cable and satellite, but also increasingly by digital terrestrial methods. ...

• NBN Television (Nine Network affiliate, incumbent station, established 1962)
• Southern Cross Ten (Network Ten affiliate, established as a result of aggregation on December 31, 1991)
• Prime Television (Seven Network affiliate, established as a result of aggregation on December 31, 1991)
• ABC Television (owned by the government, established in the 1960s)
• SBS Television (owned by the government, introduced in the 1980s)

NBN Television is an Australian television network owned by PBL Media that is based in Newcastle, Australia. ... The Nine Network, or Channel Nine, is an Australian television network based in Willoughby, a suburb on the North Shore of Sydney. ... Southern Cross Ten are a network of Network Ten affiliates in Queensland, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria and South Australia. ... Network Ten, or Channel Ten, is one of Australias three commercial television networks, available in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth in Australia. ... Look up Aggregation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary The term aggregation may refer to— in economics, combining entities into a single entity which represent them, like aggregation of individual demand to total, or market, demand. ... is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Prime Television is an Australian television network affiliated to the Seven Network in regional New South Wales, the ACT, and Victoria and in Western Australia as Golden West Network. ... The Seven Network is an Australian television network, owned by the Seven Media Group. ... Look up Aggregation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary The term aggregation may refer to— in economics, combining entities into a single entity which represent them, like aggregation of individual demand to total, or market, demand. ... is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... The Australian Broadcasting Corporation or ABC is Australias national non-profit public broadcaster. ... The Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) is one of two government funded Australian public broadcasting radio and television networks, the other being the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). ...

Wi-Fi hotspots and hotzones

There are several free public Wi-Fi hotspots and hotzones in Newcastle allowing the public and business to access free broadband Internet using a Desktop, Laptop or Mobile Device. Official Wi-Fi logo Wi-Fi, also unofficially known as Wireless Fidelity, is a wireless technology brand owned by the Wi-Fi Alliance intended to improve the interoperability of wireless local area network products based on the IEEE 802. ... Hotspots are venues that offer Wi-Fi access. ...

Currently, there is free Wi-Fi coverage along Beaumont Street in a hotzone that stretches between Tudor Street and Maitland Road.^{[7] [8]}

It has been reported that plans by the NSW Government to provide the Sydney CBD and other major centres of NSW including Newcastle with free Wi-Fi by early 2008^[9].

Transport

Road

Newcastle is connected to surrounding cities by the Sydney-Newcastle Freeway (South), New England Highway (West) and the Pacific Highway (North). Hunter Street, the main shopping street in the Newcastle CBD, is the major link to the Pacific Highway from the CBD. Approximate road distances (in kilometres) of towns and cities along the Sydney-Newcastle Freeway from Sydney The Sydney-Newcastle Freeway is a 127-km stretch of motorway linking Sydney to the Central Coast, Newcastle and Hunter regions of New South Wales and is part of the AusLink road corridor between... National Highway 15 follows New England Highway is just off Newcastle and continues through Cunningham Highway in Queensland to Brisbane National Route 42 See also: New England Interstate Highways, a system of numbered highways in New England, USA, from 1922 to 1927. ... This article is about the Pacific Highway between the Queensland/New South Wales border and Sydney. ... Hunter Street in Newcastle is the major shopping street in the Newcastle CBD. The street is paved off between Wolfe and Perkins Sts. ... This article is about the Pacific Highway between the Queensland/New South Wales border and Sydney. ...

Bus

Newcastle's City Bus Interchange

Main article: Newcastle bus routes, New South Wales

Bus services within Newcastle are operated by Newcastle Buses & Ferries, a subsidiary of the State Transit Authority of New South Wales. Trips within a designated area of the Newcastle CBD on State Transit-operated bus services are fare-free under the Newcastle Alliance's Free City Buses programme. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2560x1920, 2044 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Newcastle, New South Wales Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2560x1920, 2044 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Newcastle, New South Wales Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner... Buses terminating at Newcastle railway station. ... The State Transit Authority of New South Wales is the NSW government owned operator of bus services in Sydney, Australia (Sydney Buses) and bus and ferry services in Newcastle, Australia (Newcastle Buses & Ferries). ...

The network radiates from a bus terminal near CityRail's Newcastle station, on the waterfront of Newcastle's CBD. Major interchanges are located at the University of Newcastle, Wallsend, Glendale, Warners Bay, Belmont, Charlestown, Westfield Kotara and Broadmeadow Station. To reduce journey times, bus-only lanes are in operation on certain major roads in Newcastle. The concourse of  Central Railway Station, the main station on the CityRail network. ... Newcastle Railway Station (also known as Newcastle Terminal) is the main railway station in Newcastle, NSW. It offers regular services to Sydney, Maitland, Scone and Dungog. ... The University of Newcastle is a public university located in Callaghan, a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales. ... Wallsend (postcode 2287) is an western suburb of the City of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. ... Glendale is located at the northern most tip of Lake Macquarie. ... Warners Bay, named after Jonathan Warner, who settled the area, is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in Australia. ... Belmont (33°02′S 151°39′E) is a suburb within the city of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia. ... Charlestown is the largest town within the city (i. ... // History Westfield Kotara was originally known as Kotare Fair which opened on the 6th of October 1965. ... {{Cityrail Station|code=BMD|station_name=Broadmeadow|servicearea=Newcastle & Central Coast Line|servicearea_color=#E54339|servicearea_textcolor=white|suburb=Broadmeadow|street=Graham Rd|distance=155. ...

Rail

Newcastle Railway Station

Main article: Newcastle and Central Coast railway line, New South Wales

Newcastle is serviced by two CityRail lines providing local and regional commuter services. The Newcastle & Central Coast Line has hourly train services to Sydney and more frequent services to the Central Coast. The Hunter Line has twice-hourly services to Maitland and less frequently to Scone and Dungog. Countrylink (an intercity/interstate rail service) operate two lines through the Newcastle area using Broadmeadow Station. These provide services to Moree, Armidale, Brisbane and Sydney. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2560x1920, 2363 KB) Template:Cc-by-sa-2http://commons. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2560x1920, 2363 KB) Template:Cc-by-sa-2http://commons. ... The Newcastle and Central Coast Line is an intercity railway line of Sydneys CityRail network. ... The concourse of  Central Railway Station, the main station on the CityRail network. ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... The Central Coast is an urban region in the Australian state of New South Wales, located on the coastline north of Sydney and south of Lake Macquarie and Newcastle. ... Maitland is a city in the Lower Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia and the seat of Maitland City Council. ... Old Church outside Scone, Upper Hunter, NSW. Scone is a town in the Upper Hunter Shire in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales, Australia. ... Dungog is a small town in New South Wales, Australia. ... CountryLink is the name given to the train and coach services that runs throughout regional areas in the state of New South Wales (NSW), Australia. ... Moree is a large town in Moree Plains Shire in northern New South Wales, Australia. ... Armidale (population 28,000) is a university and cathedral city in northern New South Wales, Australia, in Armidale Dumaresq Council. ... For other uses, see Brisbane (disambiguation). ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ...

Newcastle once had rail passenger services to Belmont and Toronto, on Lake Macquarie, Wallsend, Kurri Kurri and several towns and villages between Maitland and Cessnock, but these lines have today been closed. Since the late 1990s, there had been intense debate about the viability of the rail line into central Newcastle. The New South Wales government had planned to cut the line at Broadmeadow, ceasing rail services into the city and to sell the land where the railway ran for development. The State government has subsequently decided, since Premier Morris Iemma took power, and at least partly in response to a huge public outcry, to keep the rail service. Belmont (33°02′S 151°39′E) is a suburb within the city of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia. ... Toronto is a busy town within the city of Lake Macquarie, and a commercial hub for the sprawling suburbs on the western shore of the lake. ... Lake Macquarie (pronounced ma-KWORRy) is Australias largest coastal saltwater lake, covering an area of 110 km² near the city of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales. ... Wallsend (postcode 2287) is an western suburb of the City of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. ... Kurri Kurri is a town in Cessnock City Council, in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales, Australia. ... Maitland is a city in the Lower Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia and the seat of Maitland City Council. ... Cessnock is a city in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales, Australia in Cessnock City Council. ... Morris Iemma (pronounced Yemma), born 21 July 1961, is an Australian politician and the Premier of New South Wales. ...

Water

Main article: Newcastle Port Corporation

The Port of Newcastle is crucial to the economic life of Newcastle and the Hunter Valley region beyond. Over 70 million tonnes of coal is shipped through the facility each year - making it the largest coal exporting port in the world. The Port of Newcastle claims to be Australia's first port. Coal was first exported from the harbour in 1799, 11 years after the start of European settlement in Australia. The Port of Newcastle, viewed from across the harbour. ...

Newcastle Buses & Ferries operates a ferry service across the Hunter River between Newcastle's CBD and Stockton.

Air

Main article: Newcastle Airport (Williamtown)

Newcastle Airport (Williamtown) may not be big but it services the city quite well. Newcastle Airport (YWLM or NTL). The Newcastle Airport is located 15 km north of the city, a 20 minute drive. The airport, which is a joint venture between Newcastle City Council and Port Stephens Council, has experienced rapid growth since 2000 as a result of an increase in low cost airline operations. It is served by Virgin Blue, Qantas, Jetstar, Brindabella Airlines and Norfolk Air. The airport is shared with RAAF Base Williamtown, a Royal Australian Air Force base. The airport now has direct flights to Norfolk Island. Broadmeadow Helipad is also in service as it is used by the Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter Service. Belmont Airport (Aeropelican) used to be used before Newcastle Airport (Williamtown) was built. Their is also a little minor Airfield that is located at Cessnock but that is for private use. Newcastle Airport has direct flights to Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Canberra, Port Macquarie and Norfolk Island. Newcastle Airport (IATA: NTL, ICAO: YWLM) is a located 20km north of Newcastle, New South Wales, with flights operated by Jetstar, Virgin Blue, QantasLink, and Brindabella Airlines. ... Newcastle Airport (IATA: NTL, ICAO: YWLM) is a located 20km north of Newcastle, New South Wales, with flights operated by Jetstar, Virgin Blue, QantasLink, and Brindabella Airlines. ... Newcastle Airport (IATA: NTL, ICAO: YWLM) is a located 20km north of Newcastle, New South Wales, with flights operated by Jetstar, Virgin Blue, QantasLink, and Brindabella Airlines. ... Port Stephens Council is a Local Government Area (LGA) on Port Stephens in New South Wales, Australia on the Pacific Highway. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Boeing 737-200 of low-cost Irish airline Ryanair A low-cost carrier (also known as a no-frills or discount carrier) is an airline that offers low fares but eliminates most traditional passenger services. ... Virgin Blue is an Australian low-cost airline and Australias second-biggest airline. ... Qantas (Qantas Airways Limited) (pronounced ) is the name and callsign of the national airline of Australia. ... For the aircraft, see Lockheed JetStar. ... Brindabella Airlines is a regional airline based in Canberra, Australia. ... Norfolk Air is an airline based on Norfolk Island using Boeing 737-200s operated by OzJet to Sydney, Brisbane and, from May 7, 2007 to Newcastle. ... RAAF Base Williamtown is a Royal Australian Air Force base located north of Newcastle, New South Wales. ... The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is the Air Force branch of the Australian Defence Force. ... The Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter Service was founded in 1973 by Surf Life Saving Australia. ...

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Aerial view of Newcastle Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 134 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...	Newcastle CBD from Stockton, across the harbour Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 376 pixelsFull resolution (2300 × 1082 pixel, file size: 289 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Stockton is the only northern suburb of Newcastle, an industrial city 160 kilometres north of Sydney, Australia. ...	Newcastle CBD from the Obelisk Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1632 × 1224 pixel, file size: 1. ...	Watt Street, Newcastle looking south from Harbour foreshore with Customs House on left Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2560x1920, 1888 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Newcastle, New South Wales List of cities in Australia by population Metadata This file contains additional information, probably...
Watt Street, Newcastle looking North towards harbour Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1632 × 1224 pixel, file size: 1. ...	A view of Newcastle East looking towards the old hospital, fort, marina and lighthouse from King Edward Park. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixels Full resolution (2576 × 1932 pixel, file size: 1,012 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Newcastle East looking from Jesmond House towards the old hospital, fort and lighthouse. ...	View from Fort Scratchley showing Nobbys Head View of Nobbys Head shown from Fort Scratchly (c) Snorre E. Johnsen File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...	Nobbys Headland was originally an island until convicts made a break wall to afford protection and to mine the island for coal View of Nobbys Head shown from Fort Scratchly (c) Snorre E. Johnsen File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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References

Australian Bureau of Statistics logo The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is the Australian government agency that collects and publishes statistical information about Australia. ... is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ... The Department of Local Government is the agency of the Government of New South Wales that is responsible for administering legislation in relation to NSWs local government areas and advising the NSW Minister for Local Government, currently Kerry Hickey, on local government matters. ... is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ... is the 225th day of the year (226th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ... is the 225th day of the year (226th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ... is the 333rd day of the year (334th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Other references

• Greater Newcastle City Council, Newcastle 150 Years, 1947.
• Thorne, Ross, Picture Palace Architecture in Australia, Melbourne, Victoria, 1976 (P/B), ISBN 0-7251-0226-8
• Turner, Dr. John W., Manufacturing in Newcastle, Newcastle, 1980, ISBN 0-9599385-7-5
• Docherty, James Cairns, Newcastle - The Making of an Australian City, Sydney, 1983, ISBN 0-86806-034-8
• Morrison James, Ron, Newcastle - Times Past, Newcastle, 2005 (P/B), ISBN 0-9757693-0-8

See also

• List of cities in Australia
• List of suburbs in Greater Newcastle
• Anglican Bishop of Newcastle
• Newcastle High School
• Hunter School of Performing Arts
• The Newcastle Tragedy
• Newcastle Morning Herald
• Victoria Theatre
• Newcastle Civic Theatre
• Sinking of the Cawarra
• 1989 Earthquake

This is a list of cities in Australia arranged by state. ... Below is a list of suburbs that are located within the Greater Newcastle region in New South Wales, Australia. ... The present bishop of Newcastle in the Anglican Church of Australia is the Right Reverend Dr Brian Farran, who was enthroned on Friday 24 June 2005 (the feast of the nativity of St John the Baptist at Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle. ... Newcastle High School is a High School located in Newcastle Australia. ... Hunter School of the Performing Arts (HSPA) is a specialist primary and secondary school which offers a comprehensive curriculum with a performing arts specialty and is located at Lambton Road, Broadmeadow, New South Wales, Australia. ... The townhouse on Church Street, Newcastle where George Buckley murdered his wife during 1927. ... The Newcastle Morning Herald is the premier newspaper of the Australian city of Newcastle, New South Wales. ... For the Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall click here. ... Newcastles Civic Theatre at Wheeler Place, 2007 The Newcastle Civic Theatre (also known as The Civic), located in Newcastle, Australia is one of Newcastles most popular and prestigious venues. ... The sinking of the paddle-steamer Cawarra in Newcastle Harbour was one of the worst shipwrecks in Australian history. ... The 1989 Newcastle earthquake was a magnitude 5. ...

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