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Largs

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Maitland City Council NSW, PO Box 220, Largs, NSW 2320
02 4934 9700

Description

Largs is a developing township adjacent to Bolwarra Heights and is a suburb in the City of Maitland in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.

Largs is a developing township adjacent to Bolwarra Heights and is a suburb in the City of Maitland in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the eastern side of the Hunter River, 8 km north of the Maitland CBD. As of 2018, the Maitland LGA is seeing new development along elevated areas adjacent to the river flood plain. Maitland is an established city. Schools and all normal community facilities are available. The City of Maitland covers an area of 390 square kilometres.

History

The Traditional Owners and Custodians of the Maitland area are the Wonnarua people.In the pioneering days, Largs was established by Cedar getters, before the Lang family settlement in 1821. Largs was industrially important, as it became a river port and boat-building town before the Hunter River changed course. Largs Public School, established in 1838, is the New South Wales public school that has operated for the longest continuous time from the same site and is one of the oldest still operating schools in Australia.

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Type: Suburbs

Population: 1001-10000

Time zone: UTC +11:00

Area: 7.679 km2

Elevation: 11-50 metres

Town elevation: 17 m

Population number: 1,940

Local Government Area: Maitland City Council

Location

Maitland City Council NSW, PO Box 220, Largs, NSW 2320

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Attribution

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

Largs - Localista

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