Newcastle East
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New South Wales - Australia

Stockton, New South Wales

Stockton is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located 600 m from Newcastle's central business district. It is the only suburb of Newcastle that lies north of the Hunter River.

Located at -32.915, 151.784 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.514 miles away.
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Suburbs of Newcastle, New South Wales

Newcastle railway station, New South Wales

Newcastle Railway Station (also known as Newcastle Terminal) is the main railway station in Newcastle, New South Wales. It offers regular services to Sydney on the Newcastle and Central Coast line and to Maitland, Scone and Dungog on the Hunter line. Newcastle railway station is three hours' travel from Sydney's Central Station. It is a terminating and departing station and situated at the end of the Newcastle branch line.

Located at -32.9267, 151.784 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.514 miles away.
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Regional railway stations in New South Wales, Railway stations opened in 1857, Railway stations opened in 1858, Newcastle, New South Wales, Transport in the Hunter Region, John Whitton railway stations

Civic railway station

Civic railway station was originally named Newcastle railway station and was opened 30 March 1857. It was then renamed Honeysuckle (9 March 1858) and renamed again to Honeysuckle point (1 September 1866). The station was closed in 1872 only to be reopened as its current name of Civic on 22 December 1935. Civic railway station is located in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia on the Newcastle & Central Coast Line, and the Hunter Line. The station is a side station with two platforms.

Located at -32.9265, 151.773 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.513 miles away.
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Regional railway stations in New South Wales, Railway stations opened in 1857, Transport in the Hunter Region, Newcastle, New South Wales

City of Newcastle

The City of Newcastle is a local government area in the Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia. The City of Newcastle incorporates much of the area of the Newcastle metropolitan area. The Lord Mayor of City of Newcastle Council is Councillor Jeff McCloy, an independent politician.

Located at -32.9283, 151.782 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.514 miles away.
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Newcastle, New South Wales, Cities in New South Wales

Hunter Street, Newcastle

Hunter Street in Newcastle is the major shopping street in the Newcastle central business district. The street is a paved pedestrian mall between Wolfe and Perkins Streets. In the early nineteenth-century, Hunter Street east of Brown Street formed the northern boundary of the Dangar Grid. Since the 1970s, the retail strip has fallen into serious decline, partly as a result of the development of suburban shopping centres and a trend to move away from inner-city dwellings and business.

Located at -32.9282, 151.785 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.514 miles away.
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Newcastle, New South Wales, Pedestrian malls in Australia

Newcastle Civic Theatre

The Newcastle Civic Theatre (also known as The Civic), located in Newcastle, Australia, is one of Newcastle's most popular and prestigious venues. The 1520-seat Civic Auditorium hosts a wide range of musicals, plays, concerts and dance events each year and is the city's oldest surviving theatre (the Victoria Theatre is older but unnoccupied).

Located at -32.9274, 151.772 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.513 miles away.
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Newcastle, New South Wales, Theatres in Australia, Art Deco architecture in Australia, Buildings and structures in New South Wales

The Bluebell Collision

The sinking of the Newcastle harbour ferry Bluebell, after colliding with the coastal freighter Waraneen in 1934, was one of the worst maritime tragedies in Newcastle, Australia, in the 20th century.

Located at -32.9223, 151.781 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.514 miles away.
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Shipwrecks of the Hunter Region, History of Newcastle, New South Wales, Maritime incidents in Australia, Maritime incidents in 1934, Maritime history of Australia, Between the World wars ships of Australia, Ferries of Australia

Newcastle East Public School

Newcastle East Public School is a public school located in the New South Wales town of Newcastle, Australia. It is the oldest continuously running school in Australia, established in 1816 by a convict on conditional pardon, Henry Wrensford. The current site of Newcastle East Public School has a long history dating back to 1878. The school is located in the suburb of Newcastle on the corner of Tyrrell and Brown Streets.

Located at -32.93, 151.777 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.513 miles away.
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Primary schools in New South Wales, Public schools in New South Wales, Educational institutions established in 1816

The Hill, New South Wales

The Hill is an inner city, residential suburb of Newcastle, in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia, located immediately south of Newcastle's central business district. The Hill is filled with historic Victorian terraces and is the site of an historic convict prison block. As of January 2009, the average house price in The Hill was about A$537,500.

Located at -32.9317, 151.776 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.513 miles away.
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Suburbs of Newcastle, New South Wales

Newcastle East, New South Wales

Newcastle East is an inner city suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located immediately east of Newcastle's central business district at the mouth of the Hunter River. The suburb includes Fort Scratchley, Newcastle Ocean Baths and Newcastle Beach. Formerly a site of heavy industry and railway yards, the suburb now contains the large Forehore Park, and historic terraced housing.

Located at -32.9292, 151.788 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.514 miles away.
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Suburbs of Newcastle, New South Wales

State Dockyard

The State Dockyard at Dykes Point, Newcastle was built by the New South Wales Government from 1938 until 1941 and opened in 1942 during World War II. The dockyard was constructed using much of the plant and buildings from the former Walsh Island Dockyard and Engineering Works which had ceased operations in 1933. The dockyard launched its first vessel in July 1943.

Located at -32.9226, 151.775 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.513 miles away.
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History of Newcastle, New South Wales, Shipbuilding companies of Australia, Shipyards of Australia

Stockton Beach

Stockton Beach is located north of the Hunter River in New South Wales, Australia. It is 32 km long and stretches from Stockton, to Anna Bay. Over many years Stockton Beach has been the site of numerous shipwrecks and aircraft crash sites. In World War II it was fortified against a possible attack by Imperial Japanese forces. During that time it served as a bombing and gunnery range as well as a dumping area for unused bombs by aircraft returning from training sorties.

Located at -32.9169, 151.79 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.514 miles away.
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Newcastle, New South Wales, Port Stephens Council, Beaches of New South Wales

Newcastle Grammar School

Newcastle Grammar School is an independent, co-educational, non-selective, non-denominational, Anglican-affiliated day school, located in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1859 as the Newcastle Boys' Grammar School, the school has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for slightly over 800 students from Pre-school to Year 12.

Located at -32.9297, 151.781 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.513 miles away.
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Private schools in New South Wales, Anglican schools in Australia, Educational institutions established in 1859, High schools in New South Wales, Junior School Heads Association of Australia Member Schools, Newcastle, New South Wales

Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle

The Cathedral Church of Christ the King or Christ Church Cathedral in Newcastle, New South Wales Australia is the Anglican cathedral of the Diocese of Newcastle. The church, designed by John Horbury Hunt in the Gothic Revival style, is located on a hill at the city's eastern end in the suburb called The Hill. The present Dean of Newcastle is the Very Reverend James Rigney (formerly chaplain of Magdalene College, Cambridge).

Located at -32.929, 151.781 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.513 miles away.
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Newcastle, New South Wales, Anglican cathedrals of Australia, Gothic Revival architecture in Australia, Churches in New South Wales

Royal Newcastle Hospital

The Royal Newcastle Hospital was, for nearly 190 years, the main hospital in the Australian city of Newcastle. The hospital stood on a hill overlooking the Pacific Ocean and the Hunter River port of Newcastle, New South Wales, from 1817 until 2007. The hospital grew in step with Newcastle from its founding as a penal settlement and coal port. The first hospital on the site was built by and for convicts.

Located at -32.9317, 151.784 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.513 miles away.
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Hospitals in New South Wales, History of Newcastle, New South Wales

Adolphe (ship)

The Adolphe was a sailing ship that was wrecked at the mouth of the Hunter River in New South Wales, Australia, in 1904. The ship is now the most prominent of several wrecks on what is now the Stockton breakwall, which protects Newcastle harbour. The rescue of the ship’s crew has gone down in local maritime history as one of the most remarkable in local waters.

Located at -32.9137, 151.797 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.515 miles away.
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Shipwrecks of the Hunter Region, Ships built in France, 1902 ships, Maritime incidents in 1904, 1901 – World War I ships of Australia, Merchant ships of Australia, Barquentines of Australia, History of Newcastle, New South Wales

Wendouree (1882)

Wendouree was a steel steamship built as a collier by S & H Morton & Co. , Leith, Scotland for Huddart Parker & Co. Pty. Ltd. She was later refitted to carry passengers for the Melbourne to Sydney run.

Located at -32.914, 151.797 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.515 miles away.
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Shipwrecks of the Hunter Region, Ships built in Scotland, 1882 ships, Maritime incidents in 1898, 1898 in Australia, 1871–1900 ships of Australia, Colliers of Australia, Iron and steel steamships of Australia

SS Lindus (1881)

The SS Lindus was an Australian iron-hulled coastal cargo ship driven by a 160 H.P. 2 cylinder compound steam engine with a top cruising speed of 10 knots. She was built in 1881 by Edward Withy & Co. in Great Britain. She had a complement of 24 crewmembers.

Located at -32.914, 151.797 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.515 miles away.
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Shipwrecks of the Hunter Region, Ships built in England, 1881 ships, Maritime incidents in 1899, 1899 in Australia, 1871–1900 ships of Australia, Merchant ships of Australia, Iron and steel steamships of Australia

Active (1850)

The Active was a ketch that was wrecked at the entrance of the Hunter River in New South Wales on 18 February 1852.

Located at -32.92, 151.79 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.514 miles away.
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Shipwrecks of the Hunter Region, Ships built in New South Wales, 1850 ships, Maritime incidents in 1852, 1851–1870 ships of Australia, Merchant ships of Australia, Ketches of Australia

Active (1877)

The Active was a wooden ketch that was wrecked on the Oyster bank at the entrance of Newcastle Harbour, New South Wales, near the previously wrecked Colonist on 19 January 1898 while carrying a cargo of ironbark to Morpeth, New South Wales under the command of Captain P. Williams. There were no casualties but the ship was lost.

Located at -32.92, 151.79 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.514 miles away.
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Shipwrecks of the Hunter Region, Ships built in New South Wales, 1877 ships, Maritime incidents in 1898, 1871–1900 ships of Australia, Merchant ships of Australia, History of Newcastle, New South Wales

Ada (ship)

The Ada was a wooden ketch that was wrecked on the Oyster Bank at Newcastle, New South Wales.

Located at -32.92, 151.79 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.514 miles away.
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Shipwrecks of the Hunter Region, Maritime incidents in 1897, 1871–1900 ships of Australia, Merchant ships of Australia, Ketches of Australia, History of Newcastle, New South Wales

Bogey Hole

The Bogey Hole, also known as the Commandant's Baths, is a heritage-listed sea bath in Newcastle in New South Wales, Australia. It is thought to be the oldest surviving European construction in the city area. The pool was hewn from a sandstone/conglomerate rock shelf at the base of cliffs near Shepherds Hill. The pool has an average depth of 1.5 metres and its maximum dimensions are 10 by 6.5 metres ( ft ×  ft). The open side of the pool is fenced by stanchions and chains.

Located at -32.9352, 151.782 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.513 miles away.
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Bathing, History of Newcastle, New South Wales

Newcastle Customs House

The Newcastle Customs House is a heritage listed building located on the corner of Bond and Watt Street in Newcastle in New South Wales, Australia. It was designed in the Italianate Renaissance Revival Style by New South Wales Colonial Architect James Barnet in 1877, with a wing added in matching materials in 1899. The building is constructed from dark cream brick with contrasting sandstone detailing.

Located at -32.9266, 151.785 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.514 miles away.
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James Barnet buildings, Victorian architecture in Australia, History of Newcastle, New South Wales, Custom houses, Hotels in New South Wales

Newcastle City Hall (Australia)

Newcastle City Hall is a heritage-listed building in Newcastle in New South Wales, Australia. The buiding, located in King Street, was designed by noted theatre architect Henry Eli White and the foundation stone was laid by Governor of New South Wales Sir Dudley de Chair on 20 April 1928. The three-storey building structure is based on a steel frame that supports concrete floors and stone cladding.

Located at -32.9278, 151.772 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.513 miles away.
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History of Newcastle, New South Wales, City halls in Australia

University House (Newcastle)

University House is a heritage-listed building in Newcastle in New South Wales, Australia. Located on the corner of King Street and Auckland Street, it was designed by architect Emil Sodersten in association with local architectural practice Pitt and Mereweather. An example of Art Deco style, the design was inspired by the streamlined functionalism of contemporary architecture in Europe.

Located at -32.9279, 151.771 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.513 miles away.
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History of Newcastle, New South Wales, University of Newcastle (Australia), Art Deco architecture in Australia