Coal Point, New South Wales

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Suburbs of Lake Macquarie
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Coal Point
Country: Australia
State: New South Wales
City Council: Lake Macquarie City Council
Ward:
Postcode:
Surrounded by: Carey Bay (North);
Lake Macquarie (South);
Lake Macquarie (East);
Kilaben Bay (West)
First European Settlement: 1829

Coal Point is a small town in the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales. It is situated on a peninsula south-east of Toronto.

[edit] History

Coal mining was performed at Coal Point from 1841 to around 1906. A public school opened in 1955.

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History of Coal Point