Hope you had fun exploring Civic Park and Honeysuckle. Need some help with the scavenger hunt or want to check your answer? Scroll down to the question to see the answer.
Question 1
What is the name of the egg sculpture created by Brett Whiteley in front of the Newcastle Art Gallery?
Answer: Black Totem II
Question 2
Visit the Memorial Grove in the southeast corner of Civic Park. This area honours servicemen and servicewomen that were killed in wars and conflicts and contains different memorial plaques and monuments. What is the type of bird that sits atop the Airforce Monument?
Answer: eagle
Question 3
Look inside the entry of the War Memorial Cultural Centre. How many figures can you see in the foyer?
Answer: two
Question 4
There are two murals on either side of the entrance to the War Memorial Cultural Centre. Examine the mural on the left. How many figures are in this artwork?
Answer: six
Question 5
Look for the sculpture Corm near Newcastle City Hall on the way to Wheeler Place. This was given to the people of Newcastle to mark the 50th anniversary of Newcastle City Hall in 1980. Who was the sculpture from?
Answer: BHP Newcastle Steelworks
Question 6
Visit the figure in front of the Visitor Information Centre (former Civic Station). This was Australia’s first female mayor. What was her name?
Answer: Joy Cummings
Question 7
Look for the long metal and timber seating platform in Museum Park. This was repurposed from the Civic Railway Station which was formerly at this location. What was the platform previously used as? It’s the title on the sign.
Answer: Civic Station Footbridge
Question 8
Find the Ship to Shore Sculpture created by Matthew Harding in Honeysuckle. How many knot structures are there?
Answer: three
Question 9
Search for the circular history pole in Honeysuckle and read the inscription. This area was formerly used for maritime operations. The wharf was opened on 2 June 1910 and was named after the Minister of Works at the time. What was his name?
Answer: Lee
Question 10
Look at the concrete and metal sculpture past the Honeysuckle Hotel. Engraved on it is a phrase “Long ago, this land here at Newcastle was covered in…?” What was it covered in?
Answer: Honeysuckle
Mystery Question
According to local Aboriginal people, the land on which Newcastle CBD is built is called?
Answer: Muluubinba
* Most of us are used to the old spelling of Muloobinba which is on the artwork signage which greets passengers at the Newcastle ferry terminal next to Queens Wharf. However, according to the City of Newcastle research for the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage section of the Heritage Strategy, the spelling and meaning of the word has been refined and is now Muluubinba.
Mystery Answer
This indigenous word means:
Answer: the place of many seaferns