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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Scott Bevan

'A reservoir of ambitions and dreams': a journey around Newcastle harbour

MORNING VOYAGE: The 'David Allan', Port of Newcastle's dredging ship, approaches Nobbys at dawn. Picture: Simone De Peak

SINCE it was born in 1804, Newcastle has played a lot of roles and worn a string of labels.

It has been a convict settlement and a coalopolis, a wartime garrison town and an industrial hub.

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