Awaba, New South Wales

Awaba
New South Wales
Population: 350 (2006 census)
Established: 1885
Postcode: 2283
Location:
LGA: City of Lake Macquarie
Parish: Awaba
State District: Lake Macquarie
Federal Division: Charlton

Awaba ( /əˈwɒbə/) is a small town and locality in the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, inland from Toronto. The name Awaba is of Aboriginal origins, and means "flat or plain surface", referring to Lake Macquarie.[1]

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History

A timber depot was established there in 1885, and the township created the same year. The railway station was opened in 1887.

Facilities

The town has a railway station on the Newcastle and Central Coast railway line, a primary school (opened 1891), and a Rural Fire Station. The locality contains a state colliery and parts of the Awaba State Forest.

Notes

  1. ^ Bennett p17

References

  • Bennett, F. C., ed (1981). The Story of the Aboriginal People of the Central Coast of New South Wales. Brisbane Water Historical Society and The Entrance and District Historical Society (Jointly). 

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