Coal Point, New South Wales
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Coal Point |
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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: | 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.