Newcastle City Hall (Australia) structure clad in Sydney yellowblock sandstone ashlar with rusticated quoins. The City Hall was reported to be in good physical condition as at 3 May 2013. The concert hall, stage and upper gallery is frequently used by a wide range of community and commercial groups as a platform for staging choirs, orchestras, plays or other musical performances. Additional function rooms cater for civic receptions, community gatherings, weddings, national and international conferences, trade shows, seminars, corporate meetings, product launches and social functions. Newcastle City Hall is of historic and aesthetic significance to the State of NSW as an imposing civic building
Shelling of Newcastle flashes, the submarine ceased its attack and submerged before the Australian gunners could open fire on it. "I-21" began her bombardment of Newcastle two hours after the attack on Sydney. At this time submarine was from Newcastle, and was sailing eastwards as her deck gun was stern-mounted. Prior to the attack the submarine's gun crew had prepared 34 rounds of ammunition; these comprised 26 conventional rounds and eight illumination rounds. The target of the attack was the BHP steelworks in the city. Between 2:15 am and 2:31 am "I-21" fired 34 shells at Newcastle. These rounds landed over a wide