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Regional museum in Newcastle, New South Wales
Newcastle Museum is in Newcastle, New South Wales , Australia. The museum is connected with Newcastle Libraries .
History
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The Newcastle Museum was founded in 1988, and was opened by Queen Elizabeth II .[1] Castlemaine Brewery building on Hunter Street until 2008. In 2011 it reopened in its present location, 1.7 km (1.1 mi ) away in the former headquarters of the Great Northern Railway which includes the heritage-listed Honeysuckle Point Railway Workshops .[2] [3]
Stolen bones
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In 2003, bones from a psittacosaurus sinensis , which were 110 millions years old, were stolen from the museum. The bones had been on loan from China.[4] [5] [6]
Failed knife attack
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On 26 June 2024, a 19-year-old man attempted a knife attack on Newcastle MP Tim Crakanthorp , carrying knifes and tactical gear. He was later arrested inside the Newcastle Museum and injured zero people.[7]
Permanent exhibitions
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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
Location
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References
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^ "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 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 .
^ Sharma, Yashee (26 June 2024). "Teen arrested at NSW museum allegedly found with knives, tactical gear" . 9 News . Retrieved 27 June 2024 .
External links
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Newcastle Museum at Wikimedia Commons
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