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  2. WHARFAGE ACCOMMODATION, ETC.

    The facilities for berthing, loading, and, unloading vessels are very extensive, and have been the subject of much work for a long series of years. Newcastle Wharf, from the Pilot ...

    Article : 212 words
  3. THE HOSPITAL.

    A picture of this fine institution is also included amongst our numerous illustrations of Newcastle. The building occupies a commanding site, having frontages of 330ft to Pacific-street, ...

    Article : 344 words
  4. FIRE BRIGADES.

    It is recorded that the first fire, brigade in Newcastle was formed in 1855, and that its station was located in Newcomen-street, on the site where the Masonic Hall now stands. An engine ...

    Article : 201 words
  5. THE MAYOR AND MAYORESS.

    Mr. W. Cann, the present Mayor,of the city, is a native of Newcastle, having been born there in 1855. He was educated at the Church of England Denominational School during the ...

    Article : 289 words
  6. AN IMPORTANT RAILWAY CENTRE.

    Newcastle occupies an important position in relation to the railway traffic of the State. Last year the inwards and outwards traffic of general merchandise, excluding wool, over the whole of ...

    Article : 202 words
  7. LABOUR ORGANISATIONS.

    There are a tidy number of labour organisations in Newcastle, but the most important is the Colliery Employees' Federation, formerly known as the Miners' Union. It has a ...

    Article : 265 words
  8. NURSES' HOME.

    The Nurses' Home connected with the Newcastle Hospital is situated at the corner of Pacific and Beach streets, overlooking a wide stretch of the Pacific Ocean, and commanding some ...

    Article : 178 words
  9. A GRAVING DOCK.

    A very great drawback to the shipping trade of Newcastle is the want of proper facilities for docking large vessels, for the purposes of inspection, repairing, and cleaning. The only ...

    Article : 315 words
  10. NEWCASTLE LIFEBOAT.

    Newcastle has one of the two lifeboste which New South Wales possesses, and a very fine craft it is, measuring 27ft long, with a beam of 9ft 3in. The boat, which is manned by boatmen in the ...

    Article : 160 words
  11. THE SCHOOL OF ARTS

    is a fine, two-storey brick building, standing on one of the most valuable sites in the main street of the city. The principal part of the ground floor, is occupied as banking offices, whilst the ...

    Article : 380 words
  12. PICTURESQUE SURROUNDINGS.

    Around the city there are many beautiful drives and promenades. The labour of climbing one of the exceedingly steep streets which trend up the side of the big hill overlooking the busy heart of ...

    Article : 320 words
  13. MR. C. C. POPE.

    Mr. C. C. Pape, Sub-Collector of Customs, at Newcastle, whose portrait appears in this issue, has been stationed at that city during the past six years, and is highly esteemed, both as an ...

    Article : 94 words
  14. NOBBYS.

    A desription of Newcastle without mention of Nobbys would1 be incomplete, for the site of the lighthouse is one of the most conspicuous landmarks of the port. Originally an Island, Nobbys ...

    Article : 170 words
  15. MUNICIPAL.

    The city of Newcastle was incorporated on June 8, 1859—60 years after the discovery of the port—but for come years prior to this date matters affecting the general interests of the place ...

    Article : 646 words
  16. THE CUSTOM HOUSE.

    The Custom House, which stands at the northern end of Watt-street, overlooking the railway yards, the King's Wharf, and the port, is one of the most prominent buildings of the city. It ...

    Article : 143 words
  17. THE TOWN CLERK.

    Mr. E. Scott Holland, who has occupied the position of Town Clerk of Newcastle for the past 26 years, has throughout that lengthy term of office served the city faithfully, zealously, and ...

    Article : 183 words
  18. THE TECHNICAL COLLEGE.

    The Technical College and School of Mines occupies a site in Hunter-street West, near Honeysuckle Point Railway Station, and is one of the most conspicuous public buildings in the city. ...

    Article : 118 words
  19. THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

    The Newcastle Chamber of Commerce, which was established a little over 16 years ago, has proved an important factor in the advancement of the city and port. Through its instrumentality ...

    Article : 140 words
  20. MILITARY.

    In time of war, tho dofonce of this important city and the adjacent coast line would, owing to its liability to attack from an enemy seeking fuel, and the necessity of provontlng it from ...

    Article : 165 words
  21. THE SECRETARY OF THE NEWCASTLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

    Mr. Oliver Wansey, who has held the above position for the last three years, is an Englishman by birth, and was educated at Christ's Hospital (the Blue Coat School), London. He came ...

    Article : 133 words
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