Hope you had fun exploring Newcastle Museum. Need some help with the scavenger hunt or want to check your answer? Scroll down to the question to see the answer.
Question 1
Find the traditional stringy bark canoe. These canoes were the main form of transport along local waterways. This canoe was built onsite at Newcastle Museum by proud Gringai Worimai man Luke Russell. What is the indigenous name of the canoe?
Answer: Kuueeyung
Question 2
Enter the Fire and Earth exhibition which showcases the coal mining and steel production history of the Newcastle region. Head up the stairs and search through the exhibits to find the BHP Trophy Cabinet in the far corner. In this cabinet, you’ll spot the “I’ve Seemed to Have Lost Something” Award. Who won this award dated 1999? Tip: Look for the set of false teeth.
Answer: Barry Brown
Question 3
Head back downstairs and enter the coal area. What is the name of the large yellow coal cutting machine?
Answer: Jeffrey 291
Question 4
Find the 1870 J&A Brown Locomotive No4 located in the Link Gallery of Newcastle Museum. It was bought to Australia as a construction contractor’s locomotive before being sold to the NSW Railways in 1872 and used for hauling coal around Newcastle. What is the nickname of this locomotive?
Answer: The Buck
Question 5
Find the Model T car. The Model T Ford is considered the most significant car of the 20th century as Henry Ford revolutionised mass production with moving assembly lines and the standardisation of parts. This car was purchased for someone but they never drove it. Who did Richard Venables, owner of the 1923 Model T purchase the car for?
Answer: mother
Question 6
Find the tram in Newcastle Museum. This tram LP284 is the last surviving electric tram from the Newcastle tram system which operated up until the 1950s. Trams ran throughout the Newcastle region. What depot is this tram returning to?
Answer: Hamilton Depot
Question 7
Newcastle experienced a devastating earthquake on 28 December 1989. A benefit concert was organised which raised funds for the Lord Mayors Earthquake Relief Appeal. Find the t-shirt from the earthquake benefit concert on display in the Beaumont Street section. What is the name of the concert listed on the front of the t-shirt?
Answer: Taken a Shaken
Question 8
Look for the bugle on display in A Newcastle Story. The bugle is etched with the names of the locations in which the owner travelled to World War I. Look carefully and you can see inscriptions for various places including the Suez Canal, Lemnos and The Battle of Lone Pine. Who did the bugle belong to?
Answer: Walter Barton
Question 9
Look for the cricket stump. In the fifth match of the 1948 Australia vs England test match, Arthur Morris was run out for 196 and was given the game stump. This game was also a famous cricketer’s last Test match? Name the cricketer.
Answer: Donald Bradman
Question 10
The Electric Lamp Manufactures Australia (ELMA) was set up in the 1930s as a joint venture by major light bulb manufacturers in Hamilton. Most of the electric light bulbs that were made in Australia were made here including incandescent, fluorescent and environmentally friendly lights. Look at the ELMA light globe display. What colour is the top light globe?
Answer: white
Mystery Question
Did you spot the two large red hooks outside the museum? These are the original ladle hooks used in the BHP Steelworks. Steelmaking was once the dominant industry in Newcastle employing more than 11,000 people and producing two million tons of steel a year at its peak.
Answer: Big Harry’s Place