Walsh Island, New South Wales

Walsh Island was a small island at the junction of the north and south arms of the Hunter River of New South Wales, Australia. The island was manmade as part of a land reclamation project in the late 1800s.^[1] The land was unused, until 1912 when it was announced as a site for a new Government Dockyard.^[2] The Walsh Island Dockyard was a major employer for Newcastle throughout the 1920s.^[3] The island was reclaimed by dredging and is now the eastern end of Kooragang Island.^[4] The end of Kooragang Island, Walsh Point, is the only part left. 32°54′14″S 151°46′32″E / 32.903931°S 151.775492°E / -32.903931; 151.775492

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