14-556: Waratah West is a suburb of Newcastle , New South Wales , Australia , located 8 kilometres (5 mi) from Newcastle's central business district . It is part of the City of Newcastle local government area . The Aboriginal people, in this area, the Awabakal , were the first people of this land. Waratah West Public School is a co-ed government primary located on 22 Leonora Parade. This City of Newcastle geography article
28-617: A Savings Bank, Court House, Fire Brigade, Council Chambers, and fine public schools. There were collieries, coke-ovens and a soap-works at Jesmond. In 1901 the Municipal Council had as Mayor: Matthew Thornton and Town Clerk: Thomas Johnson. In 1938 an Act of the New South Wales Parliament created a "City of Greater Newcastle", incorporating 11 municipalities into one local government area, including Lambton. Historically Lambton has played an important part in
42-586: A cost of £573 with a library and games room on the ground floor with a bigger reading room on the upper floor. The committee rented the Howe street space to various organisations until August 1903. In 1950 Newcastle opened a library across the road from the institute which lost them huge membership numbers. The building is now the home to the Newcastle Family History Society and MG Car Club. In 2018, New South Wales State Government gave
56-1069: A grant of $ 45,000 to re paint the exterior. According to the 2016 census of Population, there were 4,909 people in Lambton. Lambton boasted a popular cinema, the King's Theatre, which still operated as such into the 1980s. It is today a theatre-restaurant known as "Lizottes". One of the great attractions of the town centre is the magnificent Lambton Park, which contains a 19th-century bandstand (renovated since, and better known to locals as "The Rotunda"), children's play area, bowling greens, tennis courts, cricket, soccer and rugby league fields, Olympic size swimming pool, diving pool, children and toddler pools, and beautiful gardens. Lambton Jaffa's Soccer team boast products such as Australian Woman team captain Cheryl Salisbury and Australian Women's basketball player Suzy Batkovic-Brown . A song called "The Lambton Lights" by Newcastle musician Bob Corbett
70-721: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . List of suburbs in Greater Newcastle, New South Wales Below is a list of suburbs located within the Greater Newcastle region in New South Wales , Australia . This region (officially the Newcastle statistical subdivision) comprises the local government areas (LGAs) of City of Newcastle , City of Lake Macquarie , City of Cessnock , City of Maitland and Port Stephens Council . The 2021 Australian Census recorded
84-503: Is different from Wikidata Use Australian English from June 2020 All Misplaced Pages articles written in Australian English Use dmy dates from December 2023 Lambton, New South Wales Lambton is a suburb of Newcastle , New South Wales , Australia , 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from Newcastle's central business district . The Awabakal and Worimi peoples are acknowledged by City of Newcastle as
98-1306: Is no single source that states the population accurately. The figure of 611,400 is an average approximation, based on the combined populations of all LGAs at the 2016 census and the 2018 Australian Bureau of Statistics estimates for all LGAs as taken from the individual LGA articles. ^ Shared with City of Lake Macquarie ^ Shared with City of Maitland ^ Shared with City of Cessnock and City of Maitland ^ Shared with City of Newcastle ^ Shared with City of Newcastle and City of Maitland ^ Shared with Singleton Council ^ Shared with City of Cessnock ^ Shared with City of Newcastle and City of Cessnock ^ Shared with Dungog Shire ^ Shared with Port Stephens Council ^ Shared with Mid-Coast Council References [ edit ] ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Newcastle (Statistical Subdivision)" . 2006 Census QuickStats . Retrieved 31 May 2008 . Map ^ "Local Council Boundaries Hunter (HT)" . New South Wales Division of Local Government . Archived from
112-7411: The Newcastle Greater Metropolitan area as having a population of 682,465. City of Newcastle suburbs [ edit ] Newcastle Newcastle East Newcastle West Adamstown Adamstown Heights Bar Beach Belair Beresfield Birmingham Gardens Black Hill Broadmeadow Callaghan (University) Carrington Cooks Hill Elermore Vale Fletcher Georgetown Glendore Hamilton Hamilton East Hamilton North Hamilton South Heaton Hexham The Hill Islington Jesmond The Junction Kooragang Kooragang Berths Kotara Kotara East Kotara Fair Kotara Heights Lambton Lambton Gardens Lenaghan Maryland Maryville Mayfield Mayfield Berths Mayfield East Mayfield North Mayfield West Merewether Merewether Heights Minmi New Lambton New Lambton Heights New Lambton South North Lambton Plattsburg Rankin Park Sandgate Shortland South Newcastle Stockton Tarro Tighes Hill Wallsend Wallsend East Wallsend South Warabrook Waratah Waratah West Wickham City of Lake Macquarie suburbs [ edit ] Adamstown Adamstown Heights Arcadia Vale Argenton Awaba Balcolyn Balmoral Barnsley Belmont Belmont North Belmont South Bennetts Green Blackalls Park Blacksmiths Bolton Point Bonnells Bay Boolaroo Booragul Brightwaters Buttaba Cameron Park Cams Wharf Cardiff Cardiff Heights Cardiff North Cardiff South Cardiff West Carey Bay Catherine Hill Bay Caves Beach Charlestown Charlestown East Charlestown South Coal Point Cooranbong Croudace Bay Dora Creek Dudley Edgeworth Edgeworth Heights Eleebana Elermore Vale Eraring Fassifern Fennell Bay Fishing Point Floraville Freemans Waterhole Garden Suburb Gateshead Gateshead West Glendale Glendale East Highfields Hillsborough (South) Holmesville Jewells Kahibah Kilaben Bay Killingworth Kotara Kotara Heights Kotara South Lakelands Little Pelican Macquarie Hills Mandalong Marks Point Marmong Point Martinsville Middle Camp Mirrabooka Morisset Morisset Park Mount Hutton Murrays Beach Myuna Bay Newcastle Heights New Lambton New Lambton Heights Nords Wharf Pelican Pinny Beach Rankin Park Rathmines Redhead Ryhope Seahampton Silverwater Speers Point Sunshine Swansea Swansea Heads Teralba Tingira Heights Toronto Valentine Wakefield Wangi Wangi Warners Bay Wallsend West Wallsend Whitebridge Windale Windermere Park Woodrising Wyee Wyee Point Yarrawonga Park City of Cessnock suburbs [ edit ] Cessnock Cessnock West Aberdare Abermain Abernethy Allandale Bellbird Bellbird Heights Big Yengo Bishops Bridge Black Hill Boree Branxton Brunkerville Buchanan Buttai Cedar Creek Cliftleigh Congewai East Branxton Ellalong Elrington Greta Greta Main Heddon Greta Kearsley Keinbah Kitchener Kurri Kurri Laguna Lovedale Loxford Millfield Moruben Mount View Mount Vincent Mulbring Neath North Rothbury Nulkaba Paxton Paynes Crossing Pelaw Main Pelton Pokolbin Quorrobolong Richmond Main Richmond Vale Rothbury Sawyers Gully Stanford Merthyr Stockrington Sweetmans Creek Weston Wollombi City of Maitland suburbs [ edit ] Maitland East Maitland South Maitland Maitland North Aberglasslyn Allandale Anambah Ashtonfield Beresfield Berry Park Bishops Bridge Black Hill Bolwarra Bolwarra Heights Buchanan Chisholm Duckenfield Farley Gillieston Heights Gosforth Green Hills Greta Harpers Hill Hillsborough (North) Horseshoe Bend Lambs Valley Largs Lenaghan Lochinvar Lorn Louth Park Luskintyre Maitland Vale Melville Metford Millers Forest Mindaribba Morpeth Mount Dee Oakhampton Oakhampton Heights Oswald Paterson Phoenix Park Pitnacree Raworth Rosebrook Rutherford Seahampton Summer Hill Tarro Telarah Tenambit Thornton Tocal Windella Windermere Woodberry Woodville Port Stephens Council suburbs [ edit ] Anna Bay Balickera Boat Harbour Bobs Farm Brandy Hill Butterwick Campvale Corlette Duns Creek Eagleton East Seaham Fern Bay Ferodale Fingal Bay Fishermans Bay Fullerton Cove Glen Oak Heatherbrae Hinton Karuah Kings Hill Lemon Tree Passage Mallabula Medowie Nelson Bay Nelsons Plains One Mile Osterley Oyster Cove Raymond Terrace Salamander Bay Salt Ash Seaham Shoal Bay Soldiers Point Swan Bay Tanilba Bay Taylors Beach Tomago Twelve Mile Creek Wallalong Williamtown Woodville Notes [ edit ] ^ There
126-412: The descendants of the traditional custodians of the land situated within the Newcastle local government area. Originally a coal-mining township, Lambton was incorporated as a Municipality (including Jesmond, New South Wales ), on 24 June 1871. The 1891 Census gave the population as 3,434. It was the first municipality in Newcastle district to be lit by electric light. In the early years the miners of
140-2349: The original on 17 August 2001 . Retrieved 16 August 2007 . "New South Wales imagery" . Land and Property Management Authority - Spatial Information eXchange . New South Wales Land and Property Information . Retrieved 27 June 2020 . External links [ edit ] Geographical Names Board of NSW City of Newcastle City of Lake Macquarie Cessnock City Council Maitland City Council Port Stephens Council v t e Lists of suburbs of Australian cities and metropolitan areas Capital cities Adelaide Brisbane Canberra Darwin Hobart Melbourne Perth Sydney New South Wales Ballina Blue Mountains Central Coast Coffs Harbour Kempsey Lismore Murwillumbah Newcastle Orange Port Macquarie Tamworth Tweed Heads Wagga Wagga Wollongong Queensland Gold Coast Mackay Rockhampton Sunshine Coast Townsville Tasmania Devonport Launceston Victoria Ballarat Bendigo Geelong Western Australia Albany Bunbury Mandurah Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_suburbs_in_Greater_Newcastle,_New_South_Wales&oldid=1190019407 " Categories : Geography of New South Wales Lists of suburbs in Australia City of Lake Macquarie Maitland, New South Wales Newcastle, New South Wales Port Stephens Council Suburbs of Newcastle, New South Wales Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
154-502: The railway line which connected it with Newcastle harbour was operational for about another decade because of other coal-loading facilities still operational at the mine. Today the entire area is covered with housing. First opened in Howe Street in 1867 by Thomas Croudace. In 1885 a second weatherboard hall was built with a reading and billiards room. In 1894 a stone and brick building built and institute moved to Elder street at
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#1732798528400168-598: The sporting history of the Hunter Region. Lambton Park was also the location of the first organised soccer match played in Australia between miners from Lambton and miners from Weston. Newcastle oldest rugby league football club "Western Suburbs (NCLE) Rosella's" was formed at Smiths Pub (also known as "Snake Gully" and "Bar 121") Lambton also had an Australian Rules club from 1883-1887 which competed with other Newcastle Clubs and those at Maitland. They played on what
182-431: The township used to entertain themselves gambling on dog races, known as the "Dog & Rat" because they would release a rat (wallaby) on flat open area then let their dogs chase it down. The dog that caught the rat won (the rat won if it made it to the scrub). In 1901 there were 14 churches, a Music Hall, Assembly Rooms, a Temperance Hall, a Mechanics' Institute, Miners' Institute, a Post, Telegraph and Money Order Office,
196-676: Was then the Lambton Recreation Reserve. The Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly who represented Lambton was Arthur Hill Griffith , Member for Waratah . The largest and principal industry was the Scottish-Australian Coal Mining Company's Lambton Colliery, mine and estate managed by the three Croudace brothers: Frank, Thomas, and Sydney. It finally closed in the late 1950s although
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