Hexham, New South Wales

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Hexham
Newcastle, New South Wales
Population: 152 (2006 census)[1]
Established: 1820s
Postcode: 2322
Area: 25 km² (9.7 sq mi)
Location:
LGA: City of Newcastle
Parish: Hexham
State District: Cessnock, Wallsend
Federal Division: Newcastle
Suburbs around Hexham:
Tarro Tomago
Black Hill Hexham Kooragang Island
Maryland Shortland Sandgate

Hexham is a locality on the bank of the Hunter River about fifteen kilometres inland from the city of Newcastle in New South Wales, Australia.

Settlement occurred at Hexham in the 1820s and it was named after the market town of Hexham, England with both towns being near to a Newcastle and sharing a history with one another; many of the coal miners from Newcastle Upon Tyne and elsewhere in Northumberland moved to New South Wales at the time of settlement.

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[edit] Roads

Hexham is located at the junction of the Pacific Highway to Brisbane via the coastal route, the New England Highway and is close to the northern end of the F3 Freeway to Sydney.

[edit] Railways

Hexham has its own railway station on the Main north line, which passes through the area.

Hexham was the riverine terminus of the Richmond Vale Railway line, an early coal hauling railway from Minmi and Stockrington. The wharf was later closed and the line was converted to join the main line to access the coal handling facilities in Newcastle.[2]

[edit] Mosquitoes

The mosquito species Aedes Ochlerotatus alternan, is common in the area, and adults, famed for their size and ferocity, are referred to as "Hexham greys".

[edit] References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Hexham (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
  2. ^ Untitled Document

[edit] External links

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