Gateshead, New South Wales
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Gateshead |
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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: | 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.