What we now know as Ash Island and Kooragang Island was once a patchwork of smaller islands. With land reclamation projects over the years, and changes in the river course, many of these islands and their names have disappeared.
- Ash Island
- Dempsey Island
- Goat Island
- Hexham Island
- Mangrove Island
- Moscheto Island
- Sandy Island
- Smiths Island
- Snapper Island
- Spectacle Islands
- Spit Island
- Wallis Island
A 1913 War Office map adds another three named islands …
- Campbell Island
- Dunns Island
- Walsh Island
In a 1920s Craigies map the Spectacle Islands have now become …
- Pig Island
- Table Island
This page is part of the collection of Newcastle’s Obsolete Place Names.