Newcastle has paused to reflect as rescuers and victims gathered to mark 30 years since a devastating earthquake killed more than a dozen people in 1989.
Newcastle has marked 30 years since a devastating earthquake claimed 13 lives and ripped the NSW city apart.
Mr Playford was at the Newcastle Workers Club, which became the focal point of the disaster - nine of the 13 people killed by the earthquake were inside. A man arrives at Christchurch Cathedral in Newcastle for a service to commemorate the 13 victims who died in the 1989 earthquake.Speaking to the AAP about what he saw on the day of the earthquake, Mr Playford described the workers club as"the loneliest place on earth", after police ordered everyone but rescuers to leave.
About 50,000 buildings were damaged with 80 per cent of those being homes, according to figures on the Newcastle City Council website.
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