Engineering heritage of Inner Newcastle Self Guided Walk - Brochure 159.7 KB pdf  The Engineering Walk covers the Foreshore and the inner Newcastle area. It profiles Newcastle's industrial history. The walk was prepared by Engineers Australia.

   Newcastle by design: Hunter Street Mall Architecture Icons Self Guided Walking Tour Brochure 735.1 KB pdf  Newcastle by Design heritage walk is a self guided tour that covers the Hunter Street Mall and heritage buildings. This brochure provides additional information.

   Newcastle By Design - Hunter Street Mall Architectural Icons Self Guided Walking Tour Supplementary Information 515.7 KB pdf  Newcastle by Design heritage walk is a self guided tour that covers the Hunter Street Mall and heritage buildings.

   Wallsend Heritage Walk - The History of Wallsend Village 474.0 KB pdf  Download this brochure as your personal tour guide of the historic Wallsend village. Contains site map and historical information.

   Colour Schemes for Heritage Homes 714.5 KB pdf  Colour schemes for heritage homes.

   Merewether Surf house - Heritage Inventory listing sheet 121.3 KB pdf  Merewether Pavillion Surf House

   Newcastle City Centre Heritage Conservation Area - Heritage listing sheet 248.0 KB pdf  Heritage listing sheet for the Newcastle City Centre Heritage Conservation Area, obtained from the Newcastle Heritage Inventory. Decribes the significance and history of the city centre as a heritage precinct

   Cooks Hill Heritage Conservation Area Heritage Listing Sheet 563.9 KB pdf  The heritage listing sheet from the Newcastle Heritage Register. The information will assist in undertanding the heritage significance of the Cooks Hill Heritage Conservation Area

   Hamilton South Heritage Conservation Area - Heritage Register Listing Sheet 430.9 KB pdf  The listing sheet for the Hamilton South Heritage Conservation Area obtained from the Newcastle Heritage Register. It describes the heritage significance of the suburb and includes a physical descirption and images.

   Newcastle East Heritage Conservation Area Heritage Register Listing Sheet 355.5 KB pdf  Newcastle east Heritage Conservation Area Heritage Register listing sheet, extracted from the Newcastle Heritage Register. Contains images and explains the significance of the area.

   The Hill Heritage Conservation Area Heritage Register Listing Sheet 450.4 KB pdf  The heritage Register listing sheet for The Hill Heritage Conservation Area. Explains the heritage significance of the suburb includes reasons for its listing and images of the streets and buildings.

   Convict Lumberyard brochure 786.7 KB pdf  The Convict Lumberyard is the site of Newcastle's industrial birth place. The archaeological site is interpreted in artworks and landscaping within the park.

   Archaeology of AA Company house 581.5 KB pdf  This brochure describes the archaeological finds and the significanct archaeological research value of the AA Company House at Hamilton.

   The Collection and Artefacts of AA Company House 887.0 KB pdf  The collection and artefacts of AA Company House in Denison Street, Hamilton. The house is owned by Newcastle City Council.

   AA Company House Chronology of Construction 366.4 KB pdf  AA Company House is in Denison Street, Hamilton. This brochure outlines the chronology of building construction.

   AA Company House History 492.4 KB pdf  AA Company House is in Denison Street, Hamilton. This brochure details the history of this significant building.

   AA Company House State Significance 732.9 KB pdf  AA Company House is in Denison Street, Hamilton. This brochure outlines the state significance of the site.

   AA Company House Conservation Works 1.0 MB pdf  AA Company House is in Dension Street, Hamilton. This brochure outlines construction works on this significant site.

   Cathedral Park - Heritage Places - Strategic Plan and Plans of Management 356.4 KB pdf  The main portion of Cathedral Park formed the first formal white graveyard in Newcastle.

   Civic Precinct - Heritage Places - Strategic Plan and Plans of Management 528.4 KB pdf  After its establishment in 1859, Newcastle Borough Council occupied temporary premises until 1884, when it built Council Chambers at 55 Watt Street, now the United Service Club.

   Convict Lumber Yard - Heritage Places - Strategic Plan and Plans of Management 330.8 KB pdf  The unassuming open grassy area between Scott and Bond Streets, on the east side of Customs House, is a site of local, state, national and possibly world heritage significance.

   Centennial Park - Heritage Places - Strategic Plan and Plans of Management 331.0 KB pdf  The area around Centennial Park has been associated with leisure activities since the earliest days of Cooks Hill.

   Fort Scratchley - Heritage Places - Strategic Plan and Plans of Management 326.9 KB pdf  Known originally as Braithwaite's Head, and later by a variety of names including Beacon Hill, Signal Hill, Collier's Point, Flagstaff Hill and Fiddlesticks (a name given by convicts), the hill on which Fort Scratchley now stands was the site of the first coal mine in Australia, and probably the first mine of any kind in the country (excepting quarries).

   Gregson Park - Heritage Places - Strategic Plan and Plans of Management 366.4 KB pdf  The municipality of Hamilton was established in 1871, its name taken from that of the governor of the AA Company, whose mining operations in the area had begun in 1848. As its mining activity declined, the company released land for residential subdivision, and in 1889 it transferred a parcel of land to the municipality for public open space. This was named Gregson Park after Jesse Gregson, superintendent of the company at the time.

   Islington Park - Heritage Places - Strategic Plan and Plans of Management  319.7 KB pdf  The area of Islington Park was originally mangrove estuary, based on the meandering watercourses of Throsby and Styx Creeks.

   King Edward Park - Heritage Places - Strategic Plan and Plans of Management 438.3 KB pdf  The park was first proclaimed a recreation reserve in 1865 on 38 acres of land lying on the southern boundary of the city of Newcastle. By 1860 the area of King Edward Park was clearly identified on maps as a 'Reserve for Public Recreation', forming the southern boundary of the city of Newcastle.

   Lambton Park - Heritage Places, Strategic Plan and Plans of Management 316.0 KB pdf  The site of the present park was originally swampy land draining into Styx Creek and thence Throsby Creek, and part of the Scottish Australian Mining Company's colliery lease in Lambton. Part of the area was in use in 1877 for weekend brass band concerts, having been granted by the Government to Lambton Municipal Council as a place of public recreation.

   Newcastle Ocean Baths - Heritage Places - Strategic Plan and Plans of Management 314.8 KB pdf  During the first decade of this century, with the mining industry in decline in the inner Newcastle area, there was discussion of the need for the city to diversify and attract tourism.

   Nobbys Headland - Heritage Places - Strategic Plan and Plans of Management 318.2 KB pdf  The island at the mouth of the Hunter was sighted by Captain Cook in 1770 and given the name Hackings Island by Lt John Shortland in 1797 and Coal Island by Lt Grant in 1801. The origin of the name Nobbys, which was first published in 1810, is uncertain.

   Wallsend Park - Heritage Places - Strategic Plan and Plans of Management 313.7 KB pdf  The site of Wallsend Park was part of an area of swamp draining northward to Ironbark Creek and Hexham Swamp.

   Archaeological Management Plan 1997 Volume 1 6.9 MB pdf  Archaeological Plan for the Newcastle City Centre prepared and adopted by council in 1997, Volume 1 – study report and recommendations

   Archaeological Management Plan 1997 Volume 2 11.1 MB pdf  Archaeological Plan for the Newcastle City Centre prepared and adopted by council in 1997, volume 2 – Inventory datasheets

   Archaeological Management Plan Volume 3 5.2 MB pdf  Archaeological Plan for the Newcastle City Centre prepared and adopted by council in 1997, volume 3 text and map references

   Map of Archaeological Precincts 448.2 KB pdf  Map of archaeological precincts identified in the Archaeological Management plan 1997 for the inner Newcastle area

   Map of Indicative Archaeological Sites (Original 1997 Version) 475.4 KB pdf  Map of predicted archaeological sites identified in the Archaeological Management plan 1997 for the inner Newcastle area, maps shows location of sites and properties in 1997

   Map of Indicative Archaeological Sites (Updated 2008 Version) 228.6 KB pdf  Map of predicted archaeological sites identified in the Archaeological Management plan 1997 for the inner Newcastle area, maps shows location of sites and properties, updated in 2008

   City Wide Heritage Study 1997 Volume 1 Sections 1 and 2 10.7 MB pdf  Shire wide heritage study used to identify the city’s heritage places, compiled by Suters Architects, adopted by council in 1997. Volume 1 is the study report. Sections 1 & 2 is the Introduction and Thematic History

   City Wide Heritage Study 1997 Volume 1 Section 3 to 7 5.6 MB pdf  Shire wide heritage study used to identify the city’s heritage places, compiled by Suters Architects, adopted by council in 1997. Volume 1 is the study report. Sections 3 – 7 comprises management recommendations, inventory of places for heritage listing, policy implications and new conservation areas.

   City Wide Heritage Study 1997 Volume 4 7.8 MB pdf  Shire wide heritage study used to identify the city’s heritage places, compiled by Suters Architects, adopted by council in 1997. Volume 4 is the list of additional places identified in the course of the study not yet had complete assessment for heritage listing

   Thematic History of Newcastle 581.2 KB pdf  The thematic history is an extract from the Newcastle City Wide Heritage Study 1997. The themes relate to the NSW State Heritage Inventory criteria as set out in 1997.