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District of Wollongong
New South Wales - Australia

Wollongong

Wollongong is a seaside city located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. Wollongong lies on the narrow coastal strip between the Illawarra Escarpment and the Pacific Ocean, 82 kilometres (51 mi) south of Sydney. Wollongong's Statistical District has a population of 292,190, making Wollongong the third largest city in New South Wales after Sydney and Newcastle, and the ninth largest city in Australia.

Located at -34.4331, 150.883 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Cities in New South Wales, Wollongong, Coastal cities in Australia, Port cities in Australia, Australian Aboriginal placenames

University of Wollongong

The University of Wollongong also simply known as UOW is a public university located in the coastal city of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, approximately 80 kilometres south of Sydney. As of 2012, the university had a total of 30,516 students enrolled, including 11,440 international students from more than 140 countries. The University of Wollongong marked the University's 60th Founding Anniversary in 2011.

Located at -34.4067, 150.879 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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MacCabe Park

MacCabe Park is a small park located in the City of Wollongong, Australia. It is commonly misspelt McCabe Park, though the sign has since been changed to its correct name. In 1855 a land grant was made to Governor Brown, the present site of the park. It contains a playground at the north east corner of the rectangular area covered by the park, the local youth centre is in the north west side, and a sculpture called "Nike" is found in this area amidst a garden area.

Located at -34.4318, 150.893 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Wollongong, Urban public parks, Parks in New South Wales

Nan Tien Temple

Nan Tien Temple is a Buddhist temple complex located in the industrial suburb of Berkeley, on the southern outskirts of the Australian city of Wollongong, approximately 80 km south of Sydney. Nan Tien is a Chinese term which means "southern paradise". Nan Tien is one of the branch temples of the Taiwanese Fo Guang Shan Buddhist order, founded in 1967 by Hsing Yun, which has over 120 branches worldwide. The temple is one of the largest Buddhist temples in the southern hemisphere.

Located at -34.4667, 150.849 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Buddhist temples in Australia, Fo Guang Shan, Wollongong, Religious buildings completed in 1995, 20th-century Buddhist temples, Places of worship in New South Wales, Visitor attractions in New South Wales

Unanderra, New South Wales

Unanderra is a suburb of Wollongong in New South Wales, Australia. It is located approximately 10 km south-west of the Wollongong CBD. It is bordered to the west by Farmborough, Cordeaux Heights and Farmborough Heights in the Mount Kembla foothills, the north by Figtree, the east by Berkeley and Flagstaff Hill, site of the Nan Tien Temple, and the south by Kembla Grange. Unanderra is both a residential suburb, mostly to the west of the Princes Highway and industrial, to the east.

Located at -34.4536, 150.845 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Suburbs of Wollongong, New South Wales

Wollongong Botanic Garden

The Wollongong Botanic Garden is located in the Wollongong suburb of Keiraville at the foot of Mount Keira in New South Wales, Australia. It is the local botanical gardens of the Illawarra and was opened in September 1970. http://www. hoskins. id. au/nextgen/showphoto. php?personID=2293I&tree=hoskinsfamily&ordernum=1 The garden is co-located with the historic Gleniffer Brae house, used for functions and the Wollongong Conservatorium of Music.

Located at -34.41, 150.878 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Botanical gardens in Australia, Wollongong, 1970 establishments in Australia, Gardens in New South Wales

Unanderra railway station

Unanderra railway station is located on the South Coast (Illawarra) railway line in the Wollongong suburb of Unanderra, New South Wales, Australia. It is served by 'intercity' trains of CityRail's South Coast line. Opened in 1887, the station consists of an island platform with access via an overbridge across the rail tracks. The station marks the end of the double track section of the South Coast line, and the junction with the Unanderra-Moss Vale railway line is located to the south.

Located at -34.4545, 150.846 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Regional railway stations in New South Wales, Railway stations opened in 1887

Wollongong railway station

Wollongong Station is a railway station on the South Coast Line of the CityRail outer suburban network, serving the central business district of the Illawarra region's major centre of Wollongong. The station consists of two side platforms for through trains with two non-electrified dock platforms for terminating services from the south.

Located at -34.4274, 150.888 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Regional railway stations in New South Wales, Railway stations opened in 1887, Buildings and structures in Wollongong, New South Wales

Coniston railway station, New South Wales

Coniston is a CityRail railway station on the South Coast railway line. It serves the suburb of Coniston which is a suburb of Wollongong, at the western end of the Port Kembla industrial area. The station is the junction for the Port Kembla branch of the South Coast line. The station has two side platforms. The station is served by about one to two trains per hour for most of the time, with additional trains at weekday peak hours.

Located at -34.4376, 150.885 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Regional railway stations in New South Wales, Railway stations opened in 1916, Railway stations opened in 1941

Lysaghts railway station

Lysaghts is a CityRail railway station on the Port Kembla branch of the South Coast railway line in Australia. It is a workers only station serving BlueScope Steel Springhill Works to the west and the Flat Products Area of Port Kembla Steelworks to the east. Access from the station to these properties is restricted to employees only by security gates. The station has two side platforms, connected by an overhead footbridge.

Located at -34.4531, 150.876 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Regional railway stations in New South Wales, Railway stations opened in 1938

Cringila railway station

Cringila is a CityRail railway station on the Port Kembla branch of the South Coast railway line. It serves the Wollongong suburb of Cringila. The station has an island platform. The northern access from the platform provides access to BlueScope Steel Port Kembla Steelworks via a secured gate. The southern access is from Five Island Road. It is served by approximately one train per hour, usually a local service to Thirroul, but with extra direct trains to and from Sydney in the peak hours.

Located at -34.466, 150.878 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Regional railway stations in New South Wales, Railway stations opened in 1926

City of Wollongong

The City of Wollongong is a local government area in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. The area is situated adjacent to the Tasman Sea, the Southern Freeway and the South Coast railway line.

Located at -34.4167, 150.883 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Local Government Areas of New South Wales, Wollongong, 1859 establishments in Australia

Coniston, New South Wales

Coniston is a suburb of Wollongong in New South Wales. Coniston has one public primary school, east of the railway, and its main street is Gladstone Avenue which is the business center of the suburb. The suburb has a beach, Coniston Beach, to the east of Wollongong Golf Course, and Coniston railway station is in the suburb's business centre. Coniston has a pub, Gilmore's Hotel Coniston which is a drinking establishment.

Located at -34.4333, 150.883 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Suburbs of Wollongong, New South Wales

North Wollongong, New South Wales

North Wollongong is the immediate northern coastal suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. North Wollongong is used to refer to the northern area of Wollongong as well as North Wollongong by locals, despite the official suburb not including the northern apartment areas of Wollongong and North Beach, known as North Wollongong.

Located at -34.4167, 150.883 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Mount Nebo (New South Wales)

Mount Nebo is a tall hill, part of the Illawarra escarpment foothills on the edge of the suburban fringe of the city of Wollongong, New South Wales. Its summit (252 metres above sea level), is reached by a steep road (O'Brien's Road) from the suburb of Figtree. O'Brien's Road is unusual in that it was built as a private toll road in the early 19th century to connect Sydney and the Illawarra. O'Briens Road began at the locally famous fig tree that gave the name to Figtree.

Located at -34.4167, 150.842 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Illawarra escarpment, Wollongong

The Illawarra Grammar School

The Illawarra Grammar School (TIGS) is an independent, Anglican, co-educational day school located at Mangerton in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. The school currently caters for about 1100 students from pre-preparatory school to Year 12.

Located at -34.4272, 150.87 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Mangerton, New South Wales

Mangerton is an inner western suburb of the coastal city of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. Mount Mangerton is the name of the hill on which Mangerton resides mostly. The hill is part of the Mangerton hill mass which also incorporates Mount Saint Thomas, a lower peak, south of Mangerton, see Coniston. The suburb is mostly residential with the exception of a convenience store in its southwestern area and a couple of specialty stores beside it.

Located at -34.4333, 150.867 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Suburbs of Wollongong, New South Wales

Cordeaux Heights, New South Wales

Cordeaux Heights is a suburb in the city of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. It is situated on the eastern foothills of Mount Kembla as is its southern neighbour Farmborough Heights. Its northern boundary of housing is along Cordeaux Road which goes to Mount Kembla Village. Cordeaux Heights has a few shops.

Located at -34.4397, 150.834 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Figtree, New South Wales

Figtree is an inner western suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. It is southwest of West Wollongong and connected to Wollongong by the Princes Highway and The Avenue. At the junction of the highway and The Avenue is Westfield Figtree, a two storey indoor shopping centre with a Woolworths, Coles and Kmart. The shopping centre was opened in 1965. The second story is used by a couple of businesses and a second storey to its carpark facilities.

Located at -34.4333, 150.85 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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West Wollongong, New South Wales

West Wollongong is the innermost western suburb of the coastal city of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. It is mainly a residential area, serviced by a small commercial strip with a music store, chicken shop, electric goods store and carpet store along the Princes Highway with several petrol stations, two restaurants, a liquor store, a chemist and a flower shop.

Located at -34.4167, 150.867 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Suburbs of Wollongong, New South Wales

Westfield Figtree

Westfield Figtree is a major shopping centre, located in Figtree, a suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.

Located at -34.436, 150.863 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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John Crehan Park

John Crehan Park is a multi-use stadium in the southern part of Wollongong, Australia. The stadium is on Merret Avenue, Cringila. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It is the home of New South Wales Premier League side Wollongong FC and Illawarra Premier League side Cringila Lions. It was once the temporary home ground of the Rockdale Ilinden Football Club as their regular home ground was disrupted by near-by construction.

Located at -34.4674, 150.868 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Sports venues in New South Wales, Soccer venues in Australia, Sport in Wollongong

Drummond Battery

Drummond Battery was a counter bombardment battery at Port Kembla, New South Wales, Australia during World War II. Constructed in 1942 to provide protection for Port Kembla from enemy shipping and submarines. Two BL 9.2 inch Mk X gun emplacements with related underground facilities were constructed near Drummond, Wollongong.

Located at -34.4392, 150.875 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Wollongong, New South Wales, Forts in Australia, Bunkers

Gwynneville, New South Wales

Gwynneville is an inner city suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia located approximately 2 km north west of the city centre. It was originally named Gwynne Ville after the Gwynne family who owned the property. It was sold it two large lots, both of which were subdivided. The first area, owned by Mr John Gwynne, consisted of 86 allotments, and went to auction on the 3rd of March 1886.

Located at -34.4161, 150.884 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Suburbs of Wollongong, New South Wales

Figtree High School

Figtree High School is a comprehensive public high school located on Gibsons Road in Figtree, a suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.

Located at -34.4394, 150.854 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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