Newcastle East is an inner city

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, located immediately east of Newcastle's

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at the mouth of the

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. The Awabakal and Worimi peoples are acknowledged by City of Newcastle as the descendants of the traditional custodians of the land situated within the Newcastle local government area, including wetlands, rivers creeks and coastal environments. It is known that their heritage and cultural ties to Newcastle date back tens of thousands of years. The suburb includes

Fort Scratchley Fort Scratchley, a former coastal defence installation, is now a museum. It is located in Newcastle East, a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales in Australia. It was built in 1882 to defend the city against a possible Russian attack. However, it ...

, Newcastle Ocean Baths and Newcastle Beach. Formerly a site of

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and railway yards, the suburb now contains the large Foreshore Park, and historic

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Beaches

Newcastle East is home to two of Newcastle's beaches, Nobbys Beach and Newcastle Beach, both of which have surf lifesaving clubs and are patrolled by lifesavers. In June 2007, the bulk carrier

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grounded itself off Nobbys Beach in a storm. Between Newcastle and Nobbys beaches lie the Newcastle Ocean Baths.

Fort Scratchley

is a fort atop a knoll overlooking Nobbys Beach. It was designed by Lt. Col.

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and built between 1881 and 1886. While its original purpose was to protect the colony against a feared Russian invasion, its most prominent role came during

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when the guns at the fort fired upon a Japanese submarine which shelled the city in 1942. The military role of the fort came to an end in 1972 and it now houses the Newcastle Region Maritime and Military Museum. Damage from the Japanese Navy attack during World War II can still be seen on the front of some of the buildings in East End. Today Fort Scratchley is a visitor attraction with views of the city and coastline, displays of military artefacts, and tunnel tours. Fort Scratchley also has a library of military books operated by the Fort Scratchley Historical Society.

Motor racing

The

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, a temporary

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circuit first used in 2017 for the

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, passes through Newcastle East. Foreshore Park was also used as a concert venue as part of the inaugural event, with acts including

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and

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performing.

Heritage listings

Newcastle East has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * 16 Telford Street:

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Notes

# Although

Nobbys Head Nobbys Head ( Aboriginal and dual name: ''Whibayganba'') is a headland located on the southern entrance to Newcastle Harbour, New South Wales, Australia. The headland is situated above the Hunter River and the Tasman Sea of the South Pacific Oc ...

is arguably the best known landmark in Newcastle East, technically it isn't in the suburb. # The density figure presented represents the density in the populated section of the suburb. (see Note 3) # Most of the suburb (approximately 72%) is occupied by coastal roads and beaches, Foreshore Park and the Fort Scratchley maritime and military museum. Only 28% of the suburb is continuously populated.

References

{{City of Newcastle suburbs Suburbs of Newcastle, New South Wales