| Page Views: 3,448 Last Visit to Newcastle: January, 2006 | Was Once A Steel City by aussiedoug - last update: Jan 28, 2006 |
But today? | View from near Shepherd's Cottage |
To explain "Was Once A Steel City", I first visited Newcastle as a part of of a High School excursion (field trip to you Americans) to visit the then two most important industries of the area. Firstly, the Oak Diary Products factory near Hexham just out of Newcastle then the BHP Steelworks which for so many years were the lifeblood of Newcastle. Unfortunately these steelworks that were so important to this city also caused a lot of air pollution in particular that made the suburbs around it, including the city centre of Newcastle, a less than desireable place in my opinion.
I've been to Newcastle 3 times in the last 3 years & hold it in much higher esteem than I did back then. Twice I have worked with teachers at Noah's on the Beach, overlooking Newcastle City Beach & just a week or so ago spent a few nights here while my wife was attending a conference. This was a great opportunity to have a bit more of an indepth look at Newcastle.
I, along with many Novocastrians wondered what would happen to Newcastle when BHP closed down the Steelworks some years back. |
| Tigbpoats doing a grand job with Cupid Feather |
|  | Today still a busy Port - Cupid Feather entering Well today the air is much cleaner & one of the things I really enjoyed was seeing so many ships coming in and out of the Hunter River into this very busy port. Staying at the Crowne Plaza in the newly developed (& still growing) Honeysuckle Precinct, right on the river/harbour afforded my girls & I plenty of opportunities to watch the wonderful tugboats helping ships in and out of this port.
This particular photo of the ship, "Cupid Feather" was one of over 20 I took of a number of different ships over the 2 and half days we were there |
| Sunset from outside Crowne Plaza Hotel |
| | I couldn't finish without a sunset pic could I! Yes I think today Newcastle is still reinventing itself , many respects in the 10 or so years since the Steelworks closed down. It's an interesting place with some interesting history, some excellent beaches & some good shopping, eating & coffee options, particularly in Darby Street.
Now the pressure is on me to add some more tips so I'd best get cracking! lol! |
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craic Sat Sep 29, 2007 04:53 UTC
newcastle is a great place isn't it - full of charm | Pawtuxet Thu Jan 18, 2007 00:52 UTC
I look at your pics of that glorious coastline and imagine what it must have been like before mankind came along. Awesome cliffs and beaches. | iandsmith Fri Nov 24, 2006 19:43 UTC
Did you know that Nobbys is going to be an upmarket B&B and restaurant? Also, when Newcastle was at its dirtiest the air was still 9 times cleaner than Sydney's? | toonsarah Mon Jul 17, 2006 15:47 UTC
Tx for stopping by my Paris page. Just had to check out this page - stopped off in Newcastle some years ago, just 'cos of the name. The English Newcastle is 1 of my favourite cities and my husband's home town. Adding photos and tips soon I hope ;-) |
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