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NB Wreck of the 'Adolphe' on northern breakwall. See comments and links here -

In October 1900 the Sydney Mail published a series of photos from the Newcastle Customs House tower - trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/163696010 . Yet to find if these 1906 photos were published in a newspaper.

I think you will find that is actually what is now called York Drive in King Edward Park. Maybe it was Memorial Drive back in the day.

Warren Leadbeatter Looking at google maps it looks like Memorial Drive follows the coast until it splits with the coastal road becoming York Drive. But you're right the patch of road depicted in the image above looks like it would have been taken on York Drive. I have maintained the original caption and added York Drive in square brackets.

This photo is a bit more fascinating than it appears - the two masts on the breakwall at left are from the 'Adolphe' which was wrecked there two years before in 1904 ... "On 30 September 1904, the Adolphe was being towed through the entrance of Newcastle harbour by the tugs Hero and Victoria after an 85-day voyage in ballast from Antwerp under the command of Captain Lucas. Heavy seas prevented the tugs from holding her, and after the tug hawser parted she was swept first on to the wreck of the Colonist, then battered by waves that forced her on top of other submerged wrecks on what was then called the Oyster Bank. The lifeboat hurried to the scene and within two hours all 32 of the crew had been taken off. The northern breakwater of the entrance to the port of Newcastle was extended after the loss of the Adolphe. The French consul made an official visit to Newcastle to recognise the efforts of the lifeboat crew. When the breakwater was extended in 1906 and reached the remains of the Adolphe, her remaining two masts and jib-boom were removed for safety reasons. She is actually resting across the remains of SS Wendouree, wrecked in 1898, and SS Lindus, lost in 1899. The location of the wreck is approximately 32°54′49.46″S 151°47′50.21″ECoordinates: 32°54′49.46″S 151°47′50.21″E. " From en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolphe_(ship)