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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Stop dragging chain on heritage application for ocean baths - The Untold Story

Work on the city's ocean baths is continuing, but an application for its heritage listing appears to have stalled. Picture by Marina Neil

Friends of Newcastle Baths (FONOB) believe an application from the City of Newcastle to have the Newcastle ocean baths listed on the State Heritage Register should now proceed without further delay.

The possible heritage loss to this city is too high to contemplate, the consequences too tragic to imagine. After more than 100 years, the old school, rustic, robust, simple, and open-air character of the baths could be lost forever.

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