Government drew up plans to create an artificial harbour at Stockton in 1911

Matthew Kelly
November 30 2019 - 12:00pm
Safe harbour: Part of map from the 2011 Royal Commission into Railway Decentralisation showing plans to establish a port at Stockton.
Safe harbour: Part of map from the 2011 Royal Commission into Railway Decentralisation showing plans to establish a port at Stockton.

While the Save Our Stockton campaign continues to gain momentum, a little over a hundred years ago plans were afoot to transform the town into a coal and cargo loading port.

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Matthew Kelly

Matthew Kelly

Journalist

Matthew Kelly has worked as a journalist for more than 25 years. He has been working as a general reporter at the Newcastle Herald since 2018. In recent years he has reported on subjects including environment, energy, water security, manufacturing and higher education. He has previously covered issues including the health and environmental impacts of uncovered coal wagons in the Hunter Valley, the pollution of legacy of former industrial sites and freedom of information issues.

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