City of Newcastle three wards - City, Macquarie, and Honeysuckle. Eight years later, the "Municipalities Act 1867" classifed the Newcastle Municipality as a "Borough". The "Greater Newcastle Act 1937" merged the City of Newcastle with 10 of its suburban municipalities to form the City of Greater Newcastle. The Act also transferred parts of the Lake Macquarie Shire and Tarro Shire to the new city. The amalgamations and transfers took effect from 2 April 1938. The newly created City of Greater Newcastle was subsequently renamed to City of Newcastle on 23 March 1949. After a 2015 review of local government boundaries by the NSW
Newcastle City Hall In response, a 13,000 name petition against closure was presented to Newcastle City Council on 31 January 2013 by members of the Facebook 'North East Music History Group'. The City Pool has since closed, although the City Hall remains open. In April 2016 it was announced that the Theatre Royal Trust had taken over management of the venue. In July 1970, Lindisfarne made their debut appearance at Newcastle City Hall. On 7 May 1971, country rock band The Byrds performed there as part of their 1971 UK Tour in front of a sell out crowd. This was the same tour