Fire shows historic Newcastle post office can’t be ‘left to rot’

Nick Bielby
August 20 2017 - 3:15pm
Charred: Awabakal Local Aboriginal Land Council CEO Rob Russell at the old Newcastle post office recently damaged by fire. Picture: Simone De Peak
Charred: Awabakal Local Aboriginal Land Council CEO Rob Russell at the old Newcastle post office recently damaged by fire. Picture: Simone De Peak

A recent fire at Newcastle’s old post office should serve as a wake-up call that more than a decade of inaction has to end, heritage experts say.

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Nick Bielby

Nick Bielby

Journalist

Nick Bielby is a crime reporter who has been with the Newcastle Herald since 2017.