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Merewether (/ ˈ m ɛ r ɪ ˌ w ɛ ð ər /) is a former Municipality and today a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located 3 km (2 mi) from Newcastle's central business district with a population of around 11,000. [2] The suburb stretches 3 km (2 mi) from Merewether Beach in the east to Adamstown in the west.
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The Ridge is one of the most historically significant buildings in Merewether for its associations with the Merewether family from 1861, and its subsequent use as a hospital by the Salvation Army. It has landmark qualities perched on the edge of the Merewether ridge, with its steeply pitched gable roof. At the beginning of the 21st century the ...
A map of the inner suburbs of the city of Newcastle, New South Wales. This map was created from OpenStreetMap project data, collected by the community. This map may be incomplete, and may contain errors.
On his return, Lt. Shortland entered "a very fine coal river", which he named after New South Wales' Governor, John Hunter. [4] The coal mined from the area was the New South Wales colony's first export. [4] Newcastle gained a reputation as a "hellhole" as it was where the most dangerous convicts were sent to dig in the coal mines as punishment ...
The Junction is a small, inner city suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located 2.8 km (1.7 mi) southwest of Newcastle's central business district. [2] It was originally part of Merewether, which is reflected in the names of some of the suburb's establishments, but was gazetted as a suburb on 17 May 1991.
Tramway map of The Newcastle Tram System, covering Metropolitan Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. The Newcastle Tram System was an extensive network that operated between Newcastle and the outer suburb of Wallsend from 1887 to 1950. At its peak the line extended from the city to Speers Point and West Wallsend. The service was rarely ...