Cooks Hill, New South Wales
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Cooks Hill is an inner city suburb of Newcastle
, New South Wales
, Australia
. It is typified by its tree lined streets, rows of Victorian terrace housing, turn of the century timber cottages and corner pubs.
as well as some well-known pubs, like The Cricketeers Arms Hotel, The Oriental Hotel, The Delaney and the Commonwealth Hotel.
The suburb is also home to the Newcastle Region Art Gallery in Laman Street. The Gallery houses many works by significant artists, including works by Sidney Nolan
, William Dobell
, Russell Drysdale
and Peter Preston it is the custodian of a substantial public art collection.
It is also a number of smaller inner city art galleries, including the Von Bertouch Gallery founded by the late Anne Von Bertouch. It is believed to be the first commercial gallery outside a capital city in Australia. Cooks Hill also hosts a visual arts scene and several artist-run projects such as the rocketart gallery.
The suburb is represented sporting-wise by Cooks Hill United Football Club (the flagship being the Zone Premier League or ZPL squad) and the Cooks Hill Rugby Union Football Club (the "Brown Snakes"). Cooks Hill United Football Club plays it's Zone Premier League games at the Newcastle Athletics Field. All Age and Junior games at played National Park No4. The ZPL 1st grade team became inaugural Major Premiers of the new Zone Football League: Premier League Division, beating Morisset FC 1-2 in the Grand Final on Sunday, 18th September, 2011 at Wanderers Oval, Broadmeadow.
The Brown Snakes were established in 2007 as a youth-oriented senior Rugby club and have Hawkins Oval, Wickham as their home ground.
Newcastle Visitor Information Centre provides Cultural Precinct Guides listing all the galleries.
Cooks Hill was badly damaged when at 10.27am on 28 December 1989, Newcastle experienced an earthquake
measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale which killed 13 people, injured 162 and destroyed or severely damaged over 25,000 buildings, many of which had to be subsequently demolished. It was the first in Australian history known to claim human lives.
Newcastle, New South Wales
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, New South Wales
New South Wales
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, Australia
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. It is typified by its tree lined streets, rows of Victorian terrace housing, turn of the century timber cottages and corner pubs.
Description
Cooks Hill is probably most renowned for the popular 'eat street' - Darby Street. Darby Street has approximately 25 restaurants and Cafes with enjoy alfresco dining, cafes and pubs. It is also diverse in character and is home to the city's Christ Church CathedralChrist Church Cathedral (Newcastle, New South Wales)
The Cathedral Church of Christ the King or Christ Church Cathedral is the Anglican cathedral in Newcastle, New South Wales Australia. The church, in the Gothic Revival style, is located on a hill at the city's eastern end in the suburb called The Hill....
as well as some well-known pubs, like The Cricketeers Arms Hotel, The Oriental Hotel, The Delaney and the Commonwealth Hotel.
The suburb is also home to the Newcastle Region Art Gallery in Laman Street. The Gallery houses many works by significant artists, including works by Sidney Nolan
Sidney Nolan
Sir Sidney Robert Nolan OM, AC was one of Australia's best-known painters and printmakers.-Early life:Nolan was born in Carlton, a suburb of Melbourne, on 22 April 1917. He was the eldest of four children. His family later moved to St Kilda. Nolan attended the Brighton Road State School and...
, William Dobell
William Dobell
Sir William Dobell, OBE was an Australian artist .The electoral Division of Dobell is named after him.- Life :...
, Russell Drysdale
Russell Drysdale
Sir George Russell Drysdale, AC was an Australian artist. He won the prestigious Wynne Prize for Sofala in 1947, and represented Australia at the Venice Biennale in 1954...
and Peter Preston it is the custodian of a substantial public art collection.
It is also a number of smaller inner city art galleries, including the Von Bertouch Gallery founded by the late Anne Von Bertouch. It is believed to be the first commercial gallery outside a capital city in Australia. Cooks Hill also hosts a visual arts scene and several artist-run projects such as the rocketart gallery.
The suburb is represented sporting-wise by Cooks Hill United Football Club (the flagship being the Zone Premier League or ZPL squad) and the Cooks Hill Rugby Union Football Club (the "Brown Snakes"). Cooks Hill United Football Club plays it's Zone Premier League games at the Newcastle Athletics Field. All Age and Junior games at played National Park No4. The ZPL 1st grade team became inaugural Major Premiers of the new Zone Football League: Premier League Division, beating Morisset FC 1-2 in the Grand Final on Sunday, 18th September, 2011 at Wanderers Oval, Broadmeadow.
The Brown Snakes were established in 2007 as a youth-oriented senior Rugby club and have Hawkins Oval, Wickham as their home ground.
Newcastle Visitor Information Centre provides Cultural Precinct Guides listing all the galleries.
History
Cooks Hill grew from coal mines in the area. Land sales developed from Brooks Street onto Darby Street to create the commercial centre there today. Darby Street was originally known as Lake Macquarie road and was one of the few public access roads through AA Company Coal Mine land.Cooks Hill was badly damaged when at 10.27am on 28 December 1989, Newcastle experienced an earthquake
1989 Newcastle earthquake
The 1989 Newcastle earthquake was a Richter magnitude 5.6 earthquake that occurred in Newcastle, New South Wales on Thursday, 28 December 1989, at 10:27 am. It was one of Australia's most serious natural disasters, killing 13 people and injuring more than 160...
measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale which killed 13 people, injured 162 and destroyed or severely damaged over 25,000 buildings, many of which had to be subsequently demolished. It was the first in Australian history known to claim human lives.
External links
- Newcastle Visitor Information Centre - City Precinct page