Newcastle Flyer the final "Newcastle Flyer" steam special operated in October 2014 with 3642. Newcastle Flyer The Newcastle Flyer was an Australian passenger express train that operated from November 1929 until April 1988 connecting New South Wales' two largest cities, Sydney and Newcastle. On 1 May 1889 the first trains began running between Sydney and Newcastle. However, it was not until November 1929, with the pending completion of the Pacific Highway, that a premier express service was introduced. Two trains named the "Inter City Express" and the "Northern Commercial Limited" were introduced taking 2 hours 45 minutes to cover the 168 kilometres.
Newcastle Croatia SC Grand Final against West Wallsend FC. Unfortunately Newcastle Croatia went down 2–1 at Austral Park in front of a crowd of 2,500 spectators. The club would again make the Grand Final in 1994, losing 2–1 to Highfields Azzurri. However the club was disbanded following the 1994 season when it couldn't field a team in the NBN State Football League. The club had also been a regular participant in the Australian-Croatian Soccer Tournament. The 1992 Newcastle Croatia Grand Final squad: Substitutes: Richard Hartley (coach) Newcastle Croatia SC The Newcastle Croatia Soccer Club is a now defunct Australian football (soccer) from Newcastle,