From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Georgetown is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located 6 kilometres (4 mi) from Newcastle's central business district. It is part of the City of Newcastle local government area.
[edit] Origins
Georgetown is named after George Moate. one of the owners of the area who acquired land in the general area of Georgetown in 1853 he then subdivided the estate[1]. Georgetown began as a residential area for workers from industries like the Copper Smelting Works (Goninans) located near by. By 1880, Georgetown was already described as a prosperous village[2].
Georgetown is a residential area that has good accessibility to local services such as transport, schools and shops[2].
[edit] References
[edit] External links
