Newcastle Museum
Newcastle Museum is in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
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 Newcastle Museum, at the former railway workshops, 2018 | |
  Location within New South Wales | |
| Established | 1988 |
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| Location | 6 Workshop Way Newcastle, New South Wales 2300 |
| Coordinates | 32°55′34.5″S 151°46′21.07″E |
| Type | Regional museum |
| Owner | Newcastle City Council |
| Public transit access | Hunter Street |
| Nearest parking | On site |
| Website | Newcastle Museum |
History
The museum was founded in 1988. It was originally located in the old Castlemaine Brewery building on Hunter Street until 2008. In 2011 it reopened in its present location, 1.7 km (1.1 mi) away in the former headquarters of the Great Northern Railway which includes the heritage-listed Honeysuckle Point Railway Workshops.[1][2]
Permanent exhibitions
- A Newcastle Story, early Aboriginal life and Newcastle's history
- Fire and Earth, coal mining and BHP steel production
- Supernova & Mininova, a hands-on science centre
References
- "Our history". Newcastle Museum. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- Fodor's (8 July 2014). Fodor's Australia. Fodor's Travel Publications. ISBN 9780804142489.
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