In Depth

Newcastle Earthquake 30 years later, Part I: The seismic shock that shook Newcastle to its core

Ian Kirkwood
Updated February 11 2020 - 11:12pm, first published December 21 2019 - 5:30am
Photos: Peter Stoop

WE'RE living now with bushfire after bushfire, but the closing months of 1989 also had more than their share of disaster.

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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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