Gateshead, New South Wales

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Suburbs of Lake Macquarie
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Gateshead
Country: Australia
State: New South Wales
City Council: Lake Macquarie City Council
Ward:
Postcode:
Surrounded by: Charlestown (North);
Bennetts Green (South);
Whitebridge (East);
Mount Hutton (West)
First European Settlement: 1876

Gateshead is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales. It is situated just south of Charlestown.

[edit] History

Early industries included farming, orchards and coal mining. Gateshead Public School opened in 1950. Gateshead High School opened in 1959.

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History of Gateshead