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Waratah

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Newcastle City Council NSW, PO Box 489, Waratah, NSW 2298
02 4974 2000

Description

Waratah is a north-western residential suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from Newcastle's central business district and bounded to the north by the Main North railway line.

Waratahis a north-western residential suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from Newcastle's central business district and bounded to the north by the Main North railway line. Waratah station was opened in 1858 and is served by NSW TrainLink's Hunter line.

History

The first inhabitants of the land were the Awabakal people, who belong to the larger Awabagal/Gadjang subgroup, also called Worimi. Anthropologist Norman Tindale estimated that Awabakal territory covered about 1,8002 km.Waratah was once a major municipality in its own right, incorporated in 1871, with an elected council and mayor. Two notable mayors, both elected to the office three times each were John Scholey and auctioneer N.B.Creer, both of whom resided at North Waratah (now Mayfield, New South Wales). Scholey was instrumental in the establishment of the Waratah Bowling Club, of which he was also patron.

Originally Waratah had a large colliery bearing its name as its industrial base.The suburb contains a major acute hospital, the Calvary Mater (formerly the "Mater Misericordiae"), owned by the Roman Catholic Sisters of Mercy who, until recently, occupied all the most senior nursing positions. Nearby is a major 150+-bed independent retirement and nursing home, Maroba.

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Type: Suburbs

Population: 1001-10000

Time zone: UTC +11:00

Area: 1.914 km2

Elevation: 11-50 metres

Town elevation: 20 m

Population number: 4,491

Local Government Area: Newcastle City Council

Location

Newcastle City Council NSW, PO Box 489, Waratah, NSW 2298

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

Waratah - Localista

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