Birgitte Hansen's earthquake anniversary painting, which the Newcastle Herald commissioned in 1990

By Damon Cronshaw
Updated December 27 2019 - 10:16am, first published 10:00am
Our Town: Birgitte Hansen's painting which the Herald commissioned in 1990.
Our Town: Birgitte Hansen's painting which the Herald commissioned in 1990.

A twist of fate saved Birgitte Hansen when the Newcastle earthquake struck.

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