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Kotara

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Newcastle City Council NSW, PO Box 489, Kotara, NSW 2289
02 4974 2000

Description

Kotara is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located 9 kilometres (6 mi) from Newcastle's central business district.

Kotarais a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located 9 kilometres (6 mi) from Newcastle's central business district. It is part of the City of Newcastle local government area. Kotara is known as one of Newcastle’s largest retail destinations and is characterised by its family centred culture.

History

The Aboriginal people, in this area, the Awabakal, were the first people of this land.In the late 19th century the Australasia Coal Company operated a mine near Kotara, in the valley below the present-day northern entrance to Tickhole Tunnel. A private railway connected the screens with the Government line near the present-day triangle junctions north of Broadmeadow. Surveying for the line commenced in 1875 and the line was completed in April 1877. However, only a total of 9,052 tons was ever produced and the company went into liquidation in June 1879.It was originally designedto create a 'garden suburb' with high quality and quickly grew in population after 1947.

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Type: Suburbs

Population: 1001-10000

Time zone: UTC +11:00

Area: 2.574 km2

Elevation: 51-200 metres

Town elevation: 72 m

Population number: 3,929

Local Government Area: Newcastle City Council

Location

Newcastle City Council NSW, PO Box 489, Kotara, NSW 2289

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This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Kotara, New South Wales

Kotara - Localista

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