Arcadia Vale, New South Wales
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Arcadia Vale |
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Country: | Australia |
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State: | New South Wales |
City Council: | Lake Macquarie City Council |
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Surrounded by: | Buttaba (North); Wangi Wangi (South); Lake Macquarie (East); Myuna Bay (West) |
First European Settlement: | 1878 |
Arcadia Vale is a small town in the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales. It is situated on the western side of Lake Macquarie.
[edit] History
Arcadia Vale was subdivided in 1922. During the Great Depression, many out-of-work miners and their families moved into boatsheds on the waterfront. The first school opened in 1958.