Line 7.0.0 Co., In 1862, and held the position till1875.

Line 7.0.1 Through his good management thy company

Line 7.0.2 made splendid progress.

Line 7.0.3 Morgan-street: Named after Dr. C. W.

Line 7.0.4 Morgan, one-tlme Mayor of Newcastle.

Line 7.0.5 M'Cormack-street: Named after an early

Line 7.0.6 merchant, Mr. Thomas-'M'Cormack.

Line 7.0.7 Murray-avenue: Named after Bishop Mur

Line 7.0.8 ray.

Line 7.0.9 Moroney-avenue: Named after Alderman

Line 7.0.10 M. J. Moroney, one-time Mayor of Newcas

Line 7.0.11 tle.

Line 7.0.12 Newcomen-street: Named after Mr. Thom

Line 7.0.13 as Newcomen, an English mechanic, one of

Line 7.0.14 the inventors of the steam engine.

Line 7.0.15 Ordnance-street: Received its name from

Line 7.0.16 the fact of its bounding the Military bar-

Line 7.0.17 racks and the Ordnance stores on the south

Line 7.0.18 ern side.

Line 7.0.19 PacIfic-street: Overlooking the Pacific

Line 7.0.20 Ocean. In l833, the A.A. Company was

Line 7.0.21 granted town allotment No. 23 in Pacific

Line 7.0.22 street.

Line 7.0.23 Parnell place: In old records of the S.A.M.

Line 7.0.24 Company, which subdivided this land, Par

Line 7.0.25 nell-place is called 'Farnell.' As James

Line 7.0.26 Squire Farnell was then Minister for Lands,

Line 7.0.27 the correct name would appear to be as

Line 7.0.28 indicated in the old records— Farnell-place.

Line 7.0.29 Porcher-street: Named after Henry Por

Line 7.0.30 cher, elected one of the first directors of the

Line 7.0.31 A.A. Company in 1824.

Line 7.0.32 Parry-street; Named after Captain Sir

Line 7.0.33 Edward Parry, 1790-1855, rear-admiral and

Line 7.0.34 arctic explorer. He commanded expeditions

Line 7.0.35 in search of the north-west passage in 1819

Line 7.0.36 21, 1821-23, and 1824-25. In 1827 he at

Line 7.0.37 tempted to reach the north pole from

Line 7.0.38 Spitsbergen by travelling on sledge-boats

Line 7.0.39 over the ice floes, but was stopped by tbo

Line 7.0.40 currents which set the floes to the south

Line 7.0.41 almost as fast as the men could drag the

Line 7.0.42 sledges northward. He was appointed

Line 7.0.43 hydrographer to the navy In 1825-29, knight

Line 7.0.44 ed in 1829, and appointed rear-admiral In

Line 7.0.45 1852. His grandson at present holds the

Line 7.0.46 position of hydrographer to the British navy.

Line 7.0.47 The qualities which distinguished Sir Ed

Line 7.0.48 ward Parry in his south sea exploits mark

Line 7.0.49 ed his regime in the management of the

Line 7.0.50 A.A. Company, for which he inaugurated

Line 7.0.51 the coalmining Industry and the squatting

Line 7.0.52 ventures at Warrahand, and Goonoo Goo

Line 7.0.53 noo. At the termination of his engagement

Line 7.0.54 the directors of the A.A. Company carried

Line 7.0.55 a special vote of thanks to this very call

Line 7.0.56 able oificcr, accompanied by a gift of

Line 7.0.57 plate valued at 200 guineas. He reached

Line 7.0.58 Sydney In 1829, and departed in 1834.

Line 7.0.59 Patrick-street: Named after the Patrick

Line 7.0.60 family, still living in that street.

Line 7.0.61 Railway-street: The early train to the pits

Line 7.0.62 traversed that route.

Line 7.0.63 z Reuss-street: Now called Kilgour ave

Line 7.0.64 nue. Ruess-street was called after Mr.

Line 7.0.65 Reuss, surveyor in the employ of Mr. Mere

Line 7.0.66 wether and Dr. Mitchell.

Line 7.0.67 Reid-street: Named after John Reld, a

Line 7.0.68 Government contractor for supplies to the

Line 7.0.69 army and navy councils In 1636.

Line 7.0.70 Scott-street: This was originally the

Line 7.0.71 beach street, and the slaughter-houses of tho

Line 7.0.72 town were situated at the eastern end.

Line 7.0.73 The first slaughter-house was kept by Mr.

Line 7.0.74 William Nicholson. Tho street was re-named

Line 7.0.75 Scott-street after Mr. Alex. Walter Scott,

Line 7.0.76 a large land-owner, who established a salt

Line 7.0.77 works at Stockton in 1836, and also erected

Line 7.0.78 a large iron foundry in the same suburb.

Line 7.0.79 Sydney street: Named after Viscount

Line 7.0.80 Sydney, 1733-1800. Created Baron Sydney,

Line 7.0.81 1783, and appointed Home Secretary un

Line 7.0.82 der Pitt. Sydney is named after Viscount

Line 7.0.83 Sydney. He disagreed with Pitt over the

Line 7.0.84 India Bill and the Slave Regulation Bill,

Line 7.0.85 resigned in 1789, and was created viscount

Line 7.0.86 with an annual pension of £2,500.

Line 7.0.87 Steel-street: Named after Mr. Steel,

Line 7.0.88 once engineer of the A-A. Coy.

Line 7.0.89 Thorn-street: Named after Mr. John

Line 7.0.90 Thorn, one-time Mayor of Newcastle.

Line 7.0.91 The Terrace: Mr. Hamilton, governor of

Line 7.0.92 directors of the A.A. Coy., reported propheti

Line 7.0.93 cally, after his Inspection of the AA. Coy.'s

Line 7.0.94 properties in 1856: 'At Newcastle there is

Line 7.0.95 a fine terrace with an eastern aspect at an

Line 7.0.96 elevation of some 200 to 300 feet above sea

Line 7.0.97 level, which, in the course of years, will

Line 7.0.98 probably be studded with houses of supe

Line 7.0.99 rior class.'

Line 7.0.100 Tooke-street: Named after Mr. Thomas

Line 7.0.101 Tooke, one of the first directors of the A.A,

Line 7.0.102 Company, 1824.

Line 7.0.103 Tyrreil-street: Named after Bishop Tyr

Line 7.0.104 rell, who died in 1879.

Line 7.0.105 Watt-street: A map (1816) by Lieut Jen

Line 7.0.106 kin, R.N., H.M. brigantlne Kangaroo, shows

Line 7.0.107 only one street in the Coal River Settle

Line 7.0.108 ment, namely, Hight-street, afterwards

Line 7.0.109 called Watt-street, after James Watt, Scot

Line 7.0.110 tish engineer, 1736-1819. He discovered

Line 7.0.111 (1765) the method of condensing steam In a

Line 7.0.112 vessel entirely separated from the cylinder.

Line 7.0.113 His first patent was granted In 1769; en

Line 7.0.114 tered in partnership with Mr. Boulton,

Line 7.0.115 1774; patent renewed by Act of Parliament,

Line 7.0.116 1775; invented his expansion engine, 1778;.

Line 7.0.117 invented his double expansion engine, 1781.

Line 7.0.118 NEWCASTLE'S HISTORY

Line 7.0.119 Mr. Miller also supplied some interesting

Line 7.0.120 knowledge concerning the genesis ot New*

Line 7.0.121 castle. The map referred to in tho history

Line 7.0.122 of Watt-street shows a wharf at the foot

Line 7.0.123 of the street and a coal yard on the site of

Line 7.0.124 the Great Northern Hotel, with a track

Line 7.0.125 leading in the direction of Fort Scratchley,

Line 7.0.126 where coal was first won. The map also

Line 7.0.127 shows a farm dotted with trees in the

Line 7.0.128 direction of Honeysuckle Point, called the

Line 7.0.129 Commandant's farm.

Line 7.0.130 Prior to 1822, Newcastle was called 'The

Line 7.0.131 Coal River.'

Line 7.0.132 In 1828, Mr. Dangar completed his survey

Line 7.0.133 of the town. Newcastle was constituted a

Line 7.0.134 municipality In 1859.

Line 7.0.135 Newcastle was sighted by Captain Cook

Line 7.0.136 on May 10, 1770. Lieut. Shortland explored

Line 7.0.137 the Hunter in 1797. In 1S34, the Govern

Line 7.0.138 ment map shows- Newcastle bounded by

Line 7.0.139 Church-street on tho south and Brown

Line 7.0.140 street on the west. The rest is a blank.

Line 7.0.141 The A.A. Coy. began to sell coal on Sep

Line 7.0.142 tember 20, 1831, and up to December 31,

Line 7.0.143 1832, the sales of coal amounted to £7,136,

Line 7.0.144 but the grant of land was not conveyed to

Line 7.0.145 the company until May 3, 1833. The A.A.