Part Two – post 1920s - Newcastle City Council

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Newcastle Civic Site Heritage Impact Statement, Godden Mackay Pty Ltd, January 1996 Urban Design Plan Newcastle Civic Area, Allen Jack + Cottier and others, Honeysuckle Development Newcastle, 1995 Other resources Newcastle Region Public Library Local Studies Interview, Brian Eastoe September 2002 Selected Business Papers, Newcastle City Council Newspapers Newcastle Morning Herald Newcastle Herald Newcastle Sun Newcastle Star Maitland Mercury Sources of illustrations used Abbreviations: NPL = Newcastle Public Library NB = Photo used by Norm Barney Figure Description Source Figure 1 Early plan of Newcastle showing the inclined plane from the AA Company mine. The locations of early municipal premises were within the town area. Plan redrawn from Henry Dangar’s survey (?NPL) Figure 2 Former municipal buildings prior to 1929 a) ?Snowball photo (?NB) b) Snowball photo (?NB) c) NPL 16300\16300761 d) NPL (Moore) 09300\09300385 e) C Hunter Figure 3 Signalman’s cottage at the junction of the AA and NPL photobank Burwood coal companies’ lines 16300\16302099 Figure 4 Part of engraving ‘Newcastle in 1874’ by Samuel Calvern showing the intersecting coal railways in today’s Civic Park, Thomas Cook’s home Lucerna to the right, and G E Darby’ home to the back left. The line of Darby Street and Hunter Street can be discerned. Coal loading into sailing ships was by way of the multiple staithes by the water side NPL Figure 5 Oliver Hillier’s shop is today the car park adjacent to Newcastle Region Art Gallery on the corner of Darby and Laman Streets NPL Figure 6 Allotments and buildings along Laman, Darby and Queen Streets about 1947 NPL Figure 7 Part of plan 1896. A complete photo of Thomas Cook’s NPL home Lucerna is unavailable but this plan indicates its position, also that of St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church and manse, the signalman’s cottage and the intersecting coal railways LHM C 919.443 Figure 8 Webland, the home of A B Sparke NPL Snowball 00101\00101096 Figure 9 In the background of this 1890 photo of John Brown’s carriage is the home of Mrs Brown senior (centre) and the NPL Snowball photo Newcastle Civic and Cultural Precinct History ~ Cynthia Hunter ~ January 2003 page 68
Black Diamond Hotel (right). Part of Weblands can be seen on the far left. NPL00104\00104746 Figure 10 Photo of the Black Diamond Hotel (left) and another building owned by J&A Brown ?NB/NH/?Snowball Figure 11 The former Black Diamond Hotel prior to demolition, and Brown residence adjoining ?NB/NH/Snowball Figure 12 Town Hall and Municipal Theatre concept in 1925 prior to NCC and completion of design by architect Mr H E White. This Newcastle Sun 30 July plan is of interest for indicating the location of J&A Brown’s property, Rodger’s land and the Engineers and Colliers Supplies site. The plan was drawn by council engineer J Shine and published in the Newcastle Sun 30 July 1925. A number of small shops are proposed facing Hunter Street and the new roadway (Wheeler Place) 1925 Figure 13 Plan of civic precinct c1870: Part of a plan published by R An original copy in C Knaggs and Co Newcastle, Government Printing Office. possession of C Hunter This plan, which indicates allotments, streets and (Government Printing landform, can be studied in association with the illustration Newcastle 1974. The landform is clearer in the plan than in the illustration, for example the elevated ridge called Cook’s Hill, which made the southern side of Laman Street desirable for residences and later for major cultural buildings Office) Figure 14 Clarendon Hotel, rebuilt 1884 (the first hotel was built in 1876) and replaced c.1940 NPL Figure 15 Northumberland Permanent Building Investment Land and Loan Society occupied the Burwood/Hunter street corner from 1886 to c.1940 NPL Figure 16 Demolition of former Post Office Hotel, 1927. The former NPL photobank Black Diamond Hotel and adjoining building has already been demolished. Mrs Brown’s home is still standing. Webland has been replaced by the Fredc Ash building 16300\16301599 Figure 17 Crowds and a procession in Hunter Street in 1901 on the NPL Cadell occasion of the visit of the Duke and Duchess of York. The 1884 Clarendon Hotel is on the right 01900\01900066 Figure 18 Baptist Tabernacle, built 1890 NCC Souvenir of Civic Week 1929 Figure 19 St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, view from King Street, NPL photobank at the time of building the Mackies Furniture Warehouse in 1923 16300\16301135 Figure 20 1934 view of western side of Civic Park. St Andrew’s Government Printing Presbyterian Church and Manse are central to the scene, also the signalman’s cottage, Burwood coal railway line and tunnel under Laman Street. Salvation Army Men’s Hostel is on the right and Baptist Tabernacle on the left Office photo Figure 21 Salvation Army’s Men’s Hostel 1929 NCC Souvenir of Civic Week 1929 Figure 22 Drawing of Newcastle Town Hall 1929 NCC Souvenir of Civic Week 1929 Figure 23 Civic Theatre complex in 1929 NCC Souvenir of Civic Week 1929 Figure 24 Part of lithograph of Newcastle in 1889. Darby Street is diagonally placed. The land section bounded by Darby, NPL Newcastle Civic and Cultural Precinct History ~ Cynthia Hunter ~ January 2003 page 69
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