Hope you had fun exploring Lambton Park. Need some help with the scavenger hunt or want to check your answer? Scroll down to the question to see the answer.
Question 1
Start at Lambton Pool. What is the official name of the pool?
Answer: Lambton Park War Memorial Swimming Centre
Question 2
Find the Lambton Park Information Sign. What thing does the sign warn about that could fall on you?
Answer: falling branches
Question 3
Walk along until you spot the Lambton Bowls sign. What is this bowling club the home of? Hint: Named after a type of bird.
Answer: The Rosellas
Question 4
As you walk along you’ll spot an oval. Look for the sign near it. Who is the oval named after?
Answer: Harry Edwards
Question 5
If you look carefully, you can see where the original rail platform used to be. Stencilled in the concrete is a Head west on Elder Street until you approach the former Lambton Memorial Baby Health Centre now Lambton Park Tea Rooms. Then look across the street at a historic building. At the top, you’ll spot the name of the building above the year 1894. What is its name?
Answer: Mechanics Institute
Question 6
Keep walking until you spot the Little Libraries. There are two street libraries, that resemble two nearby buildings. Locate the plaque on one of the street libraries. What does it tell you to take, leave or share?
Answer: a book
Question 7a
Locate the Lambton Park Memorial Gates. Built in 1919, they include names of Lambton residents who enlisted for service in the First World War. What is the Australian animal on top of the gates?
Answer: kangaroo
Question 7b
Look down and spot the Time Capsule. What was buried under the foundation stone of the memorial gates in 1918? It was later recovered in 2018 and presented to Newcastle Museum.
Answer: glass bottle
Question 8
Head to the historic Lambton Park rotunda. Instead of going up the stairs, walk behind the rotunda until you locate a stone marker. The first recognised match of what sport was played here in 1885?
Answer: soccer
Mystery Question
In 1890, Lambton was the first municipality in Newcastle to use what to illuminate their town.
Answer: Electric lights