page_title: Newcastle, New South Wales
section_title: Heritage listings
hierarchical_section_title: Newcastle, New South Wales / Heritage listings
caption_attribution_description: English: A side view of Newcastle Post Office in Newcastle NSW looking up front Scott St.
context_page_description: The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the Australian state of New South Wales and includes the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie local government areas. It is the hub of the Greater Newcastle area which includes most parts of the local government areas of City of Newcastle, City of Lake Macquarie, City of Cessnock, City of Maitland and Port Stephens Council.
  Located at the mouth of the Hunter River, it is the predominant city within the Hunter Region. Famous for its coal, Newcastle is the largest coal exporting harbour in the world, exporting 159.9 million tonnes of coal in 2017. Beyond the city, the Hunter Region possesses large coal deposits. Geologically, the area is located in the central-eastern part of the Sydney basin.
context_section_description: Newcastle has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
  Argyle Street: Argyle House
  48–50 Bolton Street: David Cohen & Co. Warehouse
  58 Bolton Street: Old Newcastle East Public School
  Bond Street: Coutt's Sailors Home
  1 Bond Street: Newcastle Customs House
  51 Brown Street: Newcastle Reservoirs
  Church Street: Church and Watt Street Terrace Group
  9 Church Street: Newcastle Court House
  Great Northern railway: Honeysuckle Point Railway Workshops
  Great Northern railway: Newcastle railway station
  21 Hillcrest Road: The Ridge
  45 Hunter Street: T & G Mutual Life Assurance Building
  96 Hunter Street: Newcastle Post Office
  359–361 Hunter Street: Frederick Ash Building
  289 King Street: Newcastle City Hall
  300 King Street: Nesca House
  434 King Street, Newcastle West: Miss Porter's House
  Nobby's Road: Coal River Precinct
  Pacific Street: Old Newcastle Club Building
  8–10 Perkins Street: Victoria Theatre
  89 Scott Street: Great Northern Hotel
  98 Scott Street: Convict Lumber Yard
  Shortland Esplande: Bogey Hole
  41 The Terrace: Shepherds Hill military installations
  35–37 Watt Street: Manufacturers House
  72 Watt Street: Newcastle Government House
caption: Newcastle Post Office
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