New Wollongong high-rise plan could unearth rare archaeological remains

Kate McIlwain
Updated October 7 2019 - 4:56pm, first published 3:00pm
Heritage site: Plans to build new apartments (inset) on Smith Street, could unearth archaeological remains. Picture: Sylvia Liber/ADM Architects
Heritage site: Plans to build new apartments (inset) on Smith Street, could unearth archaeological remains. Picture: Sylvia Liber/ADM Architects

The demolition of a 1930s harbourside unit block to make way for a new high-rise apartment complex could prompt an archaeological dig and reveal state-significant information about the early occupation of Wollongong.

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Kate McIlwain

Kate McIlwain

Journalist

For more than a decade, I've helped the Illawarra Mercury set the news agenda across the region. Currently I'm the paper's health reporter - covering the stories of Illawarra workers and residents in the wake of a global pandemic and at a time where our health systems are stretched to the limit.

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