Convict Lumber Yard
Convict Lumber Yard is a heritage-listed site at 98 Scott Street, Newcastle, City of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. Largely an archaeological site, it has been the location of a convict lumber yard, convict stockade and a series of shipping and railway-related buildings. The former station master's residence and paymaster's office survive intact alongside archaeological remains of the site's various other usages. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. Timeline 1801 – First convict settlement at Newcastle, on this site. Beginning of Lumber Yard operations. 1822 – Newcastle closed as a penal settlement. Site ceases to be used for convict internment, but lumber operations continue. 1831 – Lumber Yard closed down. 1832 – Lumber Yard reopened as a base for convicts building Nobby's breakwater. Known as 'The Stockade' 1840 – Transportation of convicts to NSW ceases. 1846 – Nobby's Breakwater is completed and convict occupation is phased out. 1857 – Great Northern Railway opened. 1858 – Goods yard brought into use at Circular Wharf. 1876 – Newcastle Customs House constructed. 1879 – Berthing master's house constructed (now known as the Paymaster's office). 1885 – Traffic manager's residence (later called the station master's