The following is a set of photographs of the old town of Newnes, nearly all of which has now disappeared.
Larger versions of each photograph can be accessed by clicking on the photograph concerned. (The size of the larger photo is given in brackets at the end of the description.)

Once upon a time, the hotel was not the only business in town. There used to be several shops both near the hotel and further north. The northerly group is pictured here opposite the railway station. (43k)	A close-up of the same group of shops as in the previous photo, viewed looking back along Wolgan Road towards the hotel. (42k)
There were more shops near the hotel. These three buildings, taken in the 1950s, stood nearly opposite the present hotel structure. The stone cellars from these buildings can still be seen today. (30k)	Most of the buildings at Newnes were removed and rebuilt elsewhere, usually as a new structure using recycled building materials. The "Engineers House", one of the company owned houses at Newnes, was removed to Portland, where it was re-erected, as seen here, without major alterations. This building has recently been "modernised" with aluminium windows. (25k)
A hired Q-class locomotive stands outside the goods shed at Newnes town station. In later days, this building was sometimes used as a local hall (for dances, etc.). The main station is in the background. (31k)	A rare shot from the early days of Newnes. A train with a heavy load of shale departs from Newnes station. (25k)