Glen Oak, New South Wales

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Glen Oak
New South Wales

Glen Oak School of Arts (1899)

Postcode:

2320

Coordinates:

32°36.2′S 151°41.6′E / -32.6033, 151.6933Coordinates: 32°36.2′S 151°41.6′E / -32.6033, 151.6933

Area:

45.1 km² (17.4 sq mi) ^Note1

Time zone:

• Summer (DST)

AEST (UTC+10)

AEDT (UTC+11)

Location:

186 km (116 mi) N of Sydney
48 km (30 mi) NNW of Newcastle
23 km (14 mi) NNW of Raymond Terrace
28 km (17 mi) NNE of Maitland

LGA:

Region:

Hunter^[1]

County:

Durham^[2]

Parish:

Uffington^[2]

State District:

Maitland^[3]

Federal Division:

Paterson^[4]

Mean Max Temp	Mean Min Temp	Rainfall
29.6 °C ^{85 °F}	6.1 °C ^{43 °F}	925.2 mm ^{36.4 in}

Suburbs around Glen Oak:
Martins Creek, Duns Creek	Clarence Town	Clarence Town
Duns Creek	Glen Oak	Clarence Town, East Seaham
Duns Creek, Butterwick	Seaham	East Seaham

Glen Oak is a small community in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia, shared between the Port Stephens and Dungog Local Government Areas (LGA). Approximately two thirds of the suburb's 45.1 square kilometres (17.4 sq mi) is located within the Port Stephens LGA while the remaining third, which is sparsely populated, is located in Dungog Shire.^[1]^[5]^[6]

Detail of the Rolls of Honour at the entrance to the School of Arts hall

Glen Oak was originally a small town, settled in the 19th century as a river port. During the late 19th and early 20th century the town included a community hall, post office, public school and general store. Declining river trade affected Glen Oak and by the 1950's much of the village itself had been abandoned. Today, very little is left to indicate that a town ever existed. However, the School of Arts hall on Clarence Town Road, built in 1899 and possibly the last community-owned hall in Australia, still stands and is used for various social activities. At the entrance to the hall are two pillars commemorating local men from the area who fought in World War I.