Description
What is the common factor of these names – Stevenson, Telford, Watt, Bolton, Newcomen, Wolfe, Perkins, Brown, and Parnell? They are all names of very significant engineers AND they are all street names in Newcastle’s CBD. Why is this so?
Please join us for a guided audio tour around Newcastle CBD and find out why – you will also hear many other interesting facts about our Engineering past. Newcastle as we know it was shaped by mining, transporting and loading of coal, commencing with the first convict settlement in 1804.
Engineers Australia, through Engineering Heritage Newcastle, has been active in recording, researching and conserving the engineering heritage of Newcastle to allow engineers and the community to appreciate the built environment in which we work and live.
Schedule
This walking tour will take place on the 19th May from 3:30pm to 5:00pm, departing from Newcastle Town Hall. It will depart after the day 1 tutorials have concluded, and the tour will conclude in time for you to attend the welcome reception at 5:30pm.
Remember to bringÂ
- water bottle
- hat
- sunscreen
- comfortable walking shoes