Newcastle, a port of New South Wales, 75 miles NE. of Sydney by rail, at the mouth of the Hunter River. It is the chief port of the north coast, its shipping nearly equalling that of Sydney; coal and wool are the main exports. The harbour, which is defended by a fort, is dangerous during storms from the ESE. Pop. (1881) 15,595; (1890) 20,000.
Newcastle,
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 7: Maltebrun to Pearson, p. 455
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