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===1989 earthquake=== {{Main|1989 Newcastle earthquake}} On 28 December 1989, Newcastle experienced an earthquake measuring 5.6 on the [[Richter magnitude scale|Richter scale]], which killed 13 people, injured 162 and destroyed or severely damaged a number of prominent buildings. Some had to be demolished, including the large George Hotel in Scott Street (city), the Century Theatre at [[Broadmeadow]], the Hunter Theatre (formerly 'The Star') and the majority of The Junction school at Merewether. Part of the Newcastle Workers' Club, a popular venue, was destroyed and later replaced by a new structure. The following economic [[recession]] of the early 1990s meant that the city took several years to recover. However, [[Beaumont Street, Newcastle|Beaumont Street]], [[Hamilton, New South Wales|Hamilton]], where many buildings sustained major damage, became a thriving cosmopolitan restaurant strip after the earthquake and is still going strong today. The earthquake helped to rekindle business in this suburban strip.
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