Newcastle is New South Wales second largest city after Sydney with a population of 350,000. It lies at the mouth of the Hunter River and was a major industrial city producing most of Australia's steel. There were major coal fields in the area and a port developed to export the steel.
We drove north along the coast from Merewether past some other ocean baths. We would have stopped except there were no parking spaces. The waves were high and every surfer from the area was out there hanging ten.
We found a parking spot in the old downtown area.
A curious overhanging style.
We will return tomorrow to investigate this area.
We arrived at Nobby's beach.
A storm threatened to the north.
The lighthouse and associated buildings.
The causeway leading out to the lighthouse.
The Hunter River.
The area was once volcanic.
A tram used to run on the causeway.
There is no admittance to the lighthouse. I was not too disappointed since I didn't want to climb the steep slope.
In the distance is the road bridge to the north crossing the river.
Looking back to the area where the factories produced steel.
The lighthouse is hidden by this lookout. In WWII, this was a heavily defended area.
The final part of the causeway.
I decided not to risk walking further since the rain was getting closer.
An unloaded ship leaving port.
A smaller ship leaving port.
We really enjoyed visiting this area.
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