In Depth

BHP 20th Anniversary: Historic photos from the archive show Newcastle as it was in the days of the steelworks

Ian Kirkwood
Updated September 29 2019 - 11:13pm, first published September 27 2019 - 4:30am
Various images showing: BHP, Pasminco, Alcan (later Hydro) smelter, National Textiles at Rutherford, Tomago Aluminium and other issues in this article

Newcastle still sits in the same place on the map it was in 1999.

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Ian Kirkwood

Ian Kirkwood

Journalist

Reporting journalist at the Newcastle Herald since 1987. Editorial writer, general reporter, industrial relations, industry and coal.

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