Redhead, New South Wales
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 Redhead |
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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: | Dudley (North); Belmont (South); Pacific Ocean (East); Jewells (West) |
| First European Settlement: | 1829 |
Redhead is a beachside suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales. It was named for the appearance of its headland when viewed from the sea.
[edit] History
Early industries included a banana orchard and mining. A mine explosion killed five people in 1926. The suburb was developed in the late 1940s. The first school opened in 1908.
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