View of Newcastle and Harbour - digitised from the microfilm copy of the Illustrated Sydney News 16 March 1865 p.8. You are welcome to use the image for study and personal research purposes. Please acknowledge as "Courtesy of Special Collections, University of Newcastle (Australia)" If you have any further information on the photographs, please leave a comment. These images are provided free of charge to the global community thanks to the generosity of the Vera Deacon Regional History Fund. If you wish to donate to the Vera Deacon Fund please download a form here: dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/21528529/veradeaconform.jpg

beachcomberaustralia: And via Trove... The illustration - trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/page/5408431 The relevant magazine article on page 3 - trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/63512312 AndyBrii: Compare with John Rae panorama (watercolour ) of Newcastle in 1849: uon: uoncc.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/1849-rae.jpg and with Rae's photo panorama in 1879: uon: [uoncc.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/1880-rae.jpg]