HMAS Newcastle (FFG 06) Newcastle, a decision was taken that this policy would end and in future RAN ships would receive their own battle honours, ensuring that "Newcastle", the first ship in the RAN so named, would not inherit the honours of . HMAS Newcastle (FFG 06) HMAS "Newcastle" (FFG 06), named for the city of Newcastle, New South Wales, the largest provincial city in Australia, is an "Adelaide"-class guided-missile frigate of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The last ship of the class to be constructed, "Newcastle" entered service in 1993. During her career, the frigate has operated as part of the INTERFET peacekeeping
Newcastle City Library Newcastle City Library Newcastle City Library (also known as the Charles Avison Building) is a library in the city centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. Completed on 3 March 2009, the building opened on 7 June 2009, and is the city's main public library. The main feature of the building is a long 'glass box' forming the eastern side of the steel frame structure. The city's central library has been on this site since Victorian times, with the original building demolished in the 1960s to make way for a concrete and steel structure designed by Sir Basil Spence situated