The Newcastle Museum was founded in 1988 as a major bicentennial project. It was housed in the Castlemaine Brewery until 2011 when it was relocated to the old Honeysuckle Railway workshops. The buildings that make up the complex have been listed with the National Trust. The 1880s Locomotive Boiler Shop now houses interactive science exhibits.

The New Erecting Shop was built in the 1920s. Locomotives were disassembled and reassembled there when their parts needed to be sent away for repair. It was damaged in the 1989 earthquake and now houses the Fire and Earth exhibit. The Blacksmith Shop is an enclosed exhibition area and the Wheel Shop is a small theater.

Address: Newcastle Museum, 6 Workshop Way, Newcastle, NSW 2300, Phone: 02-49-74-14-00

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