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Home / Regional / Oceania / Australia / New South Wales / Localities / N / Newcastle / Society and Culture / History
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Web Sites
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- Cemetery Listings - A searchable database of graves and inscriptions in the cemeteries surrounding Newcastle.
www.ncc.nsw.gov.au/library/resources/cemetery/search.cfm
- Fort Scratchley Military Museum - Information about a nineteenth century coastal defence fort located in a commanding position guarding the Hunter River Estuary.
amol.org.au/newcastle/hunterchapter/Fort%20Scratchley/details.html
- Historical Figures - Brief biographies of four influential people from Newcastle's History; James Fletcher, James Hannell, Joy Cummings and Frederick Menkens.
www.newcastlecitycentre.com/heritage/people/body.htm
- History of Mayfield - A comprehensive collection of images, documents and accounts of the early history of Mayfield.
www.library.newcastle.edu.au/archives/mayfield.html
- Images of Wallsend - A series of historical images of the suburb of Wallsend.
www.library.newcastle.edu.au/archives/digitalscriptorium/wallsend/wallsend.html
- Lambton High School History Department - Links to articles about the regions history including information about coal convicts and the Newcastle earthquake.
www.ozemail.com.au/~d8482hn1/twin/History.html
- Mayfield, Suburb of Newcastle - Historical and cultural resources.
www.geocities.com/dig_ravio/mayfield.html
- Newcastle Heritage Precinct - An illustrated history the city of Newcastle during it's first 200 years.
www.newcastlecitycentre.com/heritage/history/body.htm
- Shipwrecks Around Newcastle - Information about ships that have been wrecked in the waters surrounding Newcastle
www.ion.com.au/~stevel/castle.htm
- The History of BHP Newcastle - Information about the history of the BHP steelworks in Newcastle. The page also outlines some of the effects it's closure in 1999 was expected have on the region.
www.ozemail.com.au/~d8482hn1/twin/Bhp.html
- The History of Wallsend - Includes etchings and descriptions of many of the areas historical buildings.
cust.idl.com.au/wallsend/history
- The History Web - An introduction to the history of the city for students and other interested people. This page has links to information about the 11 local council areas that amalgamated in 1938 to form the city of Newcastle.
www.ncc.nsw.gov.au/library/locals/histweb/contents.htm
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