Newcastle’s Brazillian Fountain
Walk along Newcastle Beach and you might notice something unusual about the old retaining wall surrounding the historic fountain.
When Lake Macquarie Had Lions, Bears and Monkeys
Today, it might be hard to imagine, but for much of the 1940s, 50s and 60s, Lake Macquarie was home to several private zoos.
The Unsolved 1951 Murder of Ernest “Slack” Maher
In July 1951, bushland near Jesmond became the scene of a murder for which no one was ever convicted.
