Newcastle Museum
 Newcastle Museum, at the former railway workshops, 2018 | |
  Location within New South Wales | |
| Established | 1988 |
|---|---|
| Location | 6 Workshop Way Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Coordinates | 32°55′34.5″S 151°46′21.07″E / 32.926250°S 151.7725194°E |
| Type | Regional museum |
| Owner | Newcastle City Council |
| Public transit access | Hunter Street |
| Nearest parking | On site |
| Website | www.newcastlemuseum.com.au |
Newcastle Museum is in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. The museum works with with Newcastle Libraries.
History[change | change source]
The Newcastle Museum started 1988, and was opened by Queen Elizabeth II.[1] It was used to be in a building on Hunter Street until 2008. In 2011, the museum moved 1.7 km (1.1 mi) to a new a new building that used be be the headquarters of the Great Northern Railway.[2][3]
Stolen bones[change | change source]
In 2003, bones from a psittacosaurus sinensis, which were 110 millions years old, were stolen from the museum. The bones had been borrowed from China.[4] The police asked the people in Newcastle for help to find the bones[5] and said they would give $5000 to anyone who found the,.[6]
Permanent exhibitions[change | change source]
- A Newcastle Story, early Aboriginal life and Newcastle's history
- Fire and Earth, coal mining and BHP steel production
- Supernova & Mininova, a hands-on science centre
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "A step back in time for Her Majesty". Newcastle Herald. 6 June 1988. p. 3.
- ↑ "Our history". Newcastle Museum. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- ↑ Fodor's (8 July 2014). Fodor's Australia. Fodor's Travel Publications. ISBN 9780804142489.
- ↑ "Global hunt for dinosaur skeleton". The Age. 27 July 2003. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ↑ "Police hunt stolen dinosaur". The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 July 2003. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ↑ "Dog-sized, bird-faced dinosaur skeleton stolen". ABC News. 20 July 2003. Retrieved 1 May 2024.