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 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