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Mr. Leon Punch opening the Lookout at the Charlestown Water Board Tower
Photo Ref: 1979
Creator: Pickering, Mr Alfred Sidney - Lake Macquarie City Council
The area around the tower had been informally known as Charlestown Lookout for quite some time. In 1976 the lookout was formally renamed Centenary Lookout as part of Charlestown's centenary celebrations that year, and picnic tables and landscaping were put into place. The lookout was officially opened on April 30, 1976. When the Madison Motel opened on land adjacent to the lookout in October 1981, there was much controversy as it blocked the view to the north east from the lookout. Although several designs for viewing platforms on the tower were put forward in an attempt to restore the view, for various reasons none of these ever eventuated.
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