The Newcastle Sun resumed publication in 1916, before being absorbed by the "Northern Times" in 1918. The paper has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program project of the National Library of Australia. The Newcastle Sun The Newcastle Sun was a newspaper published in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. It had previously been published as "The Northern Times". "The Northern Times" was first published in 1916. In 1918 the "Times" was purchased by Sir Hugh Denison, publisher of "The Sun" who changed the name to "The Newcastle Sun". "The Newcastle Sun" was acquired by "Newcastle Morning Herald" in 1936 and
Newcastle, New South Wales Conservatorium of Music which is part of the University of Newcastle. It continues to support local bands and has a large underground music scene. The members of Silverchair, the highly successful Australian band, hail from Newcastle, as does the Australian band The Screaming Jets. It has a fertile punk rock and hardcore scene, which has spawned successful local acts and national acts. Newcastle was also home to the short-lived band Velvet Underground which featured future AC/DC guitarist Malcolm Young. Notable modernist artists associated with Newcastle are seascape sketcher Shay Docking (1928–1998), the cubist influenced abstract painter William Rose (1929–1999), landscape