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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.
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 ...
View of Merewether Heights in 1953. Merewether Heights is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located 6 kilometres (4 mi) southwest of Newcastle's central business district near the Glenrock State Recreation Area. It is part of the City of Newcastle local government area.
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.
Merewether High School (abbreviated as MHS) is a government-funded co-educational academically selective secondary day school, located in the suburb of Broadmeadow in the city of Newcastle, Australia. It was established in 1977 following the merger of Newcastle Technical High School and Cooks Hill Girls High School.
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 ...
Protected areas such as Glenrock State Conservation Area are important for the swift parrot as the species breeding and wintering habitats have been substantially lost or altered, and while winter foraging is widespread across Tasmania, Victoria, NSW and into Queensland, the coastal areas of NSW are known to be used especially during periods of ...
His grandfather was the Serjeant-at-law and Town Clerk of London, Henry Alworth Merewether (1780–1864). His uncle, Edward Christopher Merewether (1820–1893), was a prominent civil servant and businessman in the Colony of New South Wales and for whom the suburb of Merewether was named. [1] Merewether was educated at Harrow School.