Leading Light (Beacon) Tower

Leading Light (Beacon) Tower is a tower in City of Newcastle, New South Wales. Leading Light (Beacon) Tower is situated nearby to Saint Mary’s Church, as well as near Newcastle Public School.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Newcastle Public School and Newcastle Art Gallery.

Newcastle Public School

School

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Newcastle East Public School is a public school located in the New South Wales town of Newcastle, Australia. It is the oldest running school in Australia, established in 1816 by a convict on conditional pardon, Henry Wrensford.

Newcastle Art Gallery

Art gallery

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The Newcastle Art Gallery, formerly the Newcastle City Art Gallery and Newcastle Region Art Gallery, is a large public art museum in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. Newcastle Art Gallery is situated 410 metres west of Leading Light (Beacon) Tower.

Civic Theatre

Theater building

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The Newcastle Civic Theatre, also known as The Civic, is a heritage-listed building located on Hunter Street, Newcastle, Australia. Opened in 1929, the 1520-seat theatre is now the venue for a wide range of musicals, plays, concerts and dance events each year and is the city's oldest surviving theatre. Civic Theatre is situated 550 metres northwest of Leading Light (Beacon) Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newcastle and Hillsborough.

Newcastle

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Newcastle is a city at the mouth of the Hunter River, approximately 150 km north of Sydney in the Hunter region of New South Wales. The city is the focal point for the diverse Hunter region that encompasses beaches and mountains, restaurants and wineries.

Hillsborough

Suburb

Hillsborough is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia 13 kilometres from Newcastle's central business district on the eastern side of Lake Macquarie. It is part of the City of Lake Macquarie north ward. Hillsborough is situated 10 km west of Leading Light (Beacon) Tower.