l centre by the 1860s. Industrialisation increased after iron and steel mills were built in 1915. In 1999 Broken Hill Proprietary Ltd (BHP) closed down leaving a fair preportion of Newcastle's population out of work. Newcastle had to change the city function from mining to what it is now, tourism and providing servicing for a population of another 500,000 people, not including the people who live in New Castle. Newcastle is Australia's sixth most populated city.
             Newcastle is a growing community with more people moving to Newcastle and away from the small town communities along t
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