| Callaghan Newcastle, New South Wales |
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| Postcode: | 2308 | ||||||||||||
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| LGA: | City of Newcastle | ||||||||||||
| Parish: | Newcastle | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Wallsend | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Newcastle | ||||||||||||
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Callaghan is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located 10 kilometres (6 mi) from Newcastle's central business district. It is the location of the main campus of the University of Newcastle, and is served by Warabrook station on CityRail's Hunter line. The suburb was named after Sir Bede Callaghan (1912-1993), Chancellor of the University of Newcastle from 1977 to 1988.