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NEWCASTLE is a blue-collar town enlivened by its waterside location, and with an alternative feel provided by a big dose of surf culture and a large student community. New South Wales' second city, with a population of around a quarter of a million, it suffers from comparison with nearby Sydney but in fact it has plenty going for it, especially as it's recently had a much-needed facelift: years of accumulated soot has been scraped off its stately buildings, riverside gardens have been created in front of the city centre, and an old wharf has been converted into a waterside entertainment venue. Heavy industry is a thing of the past in Newcastle - the production of steel here ceased in late 2000 and most of the slag heaps have been worked over - but the docks are still functional, particularly with the through traffic of coal from the Hunter Valley. However, for a former major industrial city, Newcastle is surprisingly attractive. You might not choose to spend your entire holiday here, but it can be a good base for excursions, particularly for the wineries of the nearby Hunter Valley. The surf beaches are wonderful, and there are some more sheltered sandy beaches around the rocky promontory at the mouth of the Hunter.
Newcastle was founded in 1804 for convicts too hard even for Sydney to cope with, but the river is the real reason for the city's existence. Coal was brought down it from the fields of the Hunter Valley, to be exported around the country and the world, and the proximity of the mines encouraged the establishment of other heavy industries. In more recent years Newcastle made world headlines when Australia's worst earthquake struck the area two days after Christmas in 1989, killing twelve people and destroying several buildings. Rebuilding was imaginative - for example, the use of colorful mosaics in the pavement of Beaumont Street in Hamilton, one of the hardest-hit areas
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Newcastle has whole streetscapes of beautiful Victorian terraces that would put Sydney's to shame - pick up a free Newcastle City of Heritage and Enterprise map from the tourist office, or the Newcastle Town Walk , to guide you around some of the old buildings. A couple of buildings in Newcastle Harbor Foreshore Park show the trend for the city's wealth of disused public architecture: on one corner of the park stands the beautiful Italianate brick Customs House, now a popular pub. Nearby is the wooden two-storey Paymasters House, where you can sit with a coffee in its fine verandah café and contemplate the water.
The restored Queens Wharf, a landmark with its distinctive observation tower, is located on the south bank of the Hunter River. It's linked to the city centre by an elevated walkway from Hunter Street Mall and boasts The Brewery, a popular and stylish waterfront drinking spot. From the nearby Merewether Street Wharf you can take a cruise on William the Fourth, a reproduction of the first Australian-built coastal paddlewheel steamship (third Sun of month 11am & 2pm; 1hr 30min; $11; tel 02/4926 1200). It's also quite a sight to watch the seaplanes from Sydney land nearby the two wharfs.
Besides Newcastle's waterside attractions, there are a few other places that might be of interest. The Newcastle Regional Museum , 787 Hunter St (Tues-Sun 10am-5pm, daily during school holidays; free), housed in what began as a brewery in the 1870s, focuses on the history of the mining and steel industries of the area; attached is the Supernova hands-on science centre, much the best thing about the museum. If you're at a loose end, the Newcastle Regional Art Gallery, on Laman Street near Civic Park (Tues-Sun 10am-5pm; free), usually has an interesting temporary exhibition in addition to its permanent display. |
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