Walsh Island was a small island at the junction of the north and south arms of the Hunter River of New South Wales, Australia.
The island was manmade as part of a land reclamation project in the late 1800s.
[1] The land was unused, until 1912 when it was announced as a site for a new Government Dockyard.
[2] The Walsh Island Dockyard was a major employer for Newcastle throughout the 1920s.
[4] The end of Kooragang Island, Walsh Point, is the only part left.