Saving Belmont North's tin can homes

08/03/2023 10 min
Saving Belmont North's tin can homes

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Back in the 1950s, Pommy Town was the place to be. That was the nickname for Belmont North in Newcastle where 50 Nissan huts housed British migrants. Now, 70 years later, more than half of that temporary accommodation has been knocked down. A few people reckon there's a place for this history alongside modern housing.Laurise Dickson hits the streets with Darlene Cameron who grew up in a tin can home on Somerset St and speaks with Susan Sedgwick, who helped renovate one of the houses.