Newcastle earthquake 30 years later, Part III: The destruction of Beaumont Street and Hamilton

Ian Kirkwood
December 24 2019 - 6:30am

IF Newcastle Workers Club became the public symbol of the 1989 earthquake, then the shopping strip of Beaumont Street, Hamilton, was the most extensively damaged area, and a place that felt it was soon forgotten in the rush to reopen the Newcastle CBD.

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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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