Newcastle or Greater Newcastle,locally nicknamed Newy,is a regional metropolitan area and the second-most-populated district in New South Wales,Australia. It includes the cities of Newcastle and Lake Macquarie;it is the hub of the Lower Hunter region,which includes most parts of the local government areas of City of Newcastle,City of Lake Macquarie,City of Maitland,City of Cessnock,and Port Stephens Council.
Maitland is a city in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales,Australia and the seat of Maitland City Council,situated on the Hunter River approximately 166 kilometres (103 mi) by road north of Sydney and 35 km (22 mi) north-west of Newcastle. It is on the New England Highway approximately 17 km (11 mi) from its origin at Hexham.
The Hunter Valley Floods of 23 February 1955 was a major flood on the Hunter River in New South Wales,Australia. They were one of the most devastating natural disasters in Australia's history.
Severe storms in Australia refers to the storms,including cyclones,which have caused severe damage in Australia. For comparison,a comprehensive list of all damaging storms can be found on the Australian Bureau of Meteorology website.
Ian Michael Macdonald is a former Australian politician and currently undergoing court proceedings and was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1988 to 2010 representing the Labor Party. Between 2003 and 2010,Macdonald held a range of ministerial responsibilities in the Carr,Iemma,Rees,and Keneally ministries. Macdonald,who joined the Labor Party in 1972,had his membership of the party terminated in 2013 for bringing the party into disrepute.
Raymond Terrace is a town in the Hunter Region of New South Wales,Australia,about 26 km (16 mi) by road north of Newcastle on the Pacific Highway. Established in 1837 it is situated at the confluence of the Hunter and Williams rivers. The town was named after Lieutenant Raymond,who had explored the Hunter River in 1797 and described the terraced appearance of trees in the area. Governor Lachlan Macquarie camped in the area in 1818,using "Raymond's Terrace" as the name for the place where his party had camped.
MV Sygna was a Norwegian bulk carrier built by Austin &Pickersgill for J. Ludwig Mowinckels Rederi in 1967. It ran aground on Stockton Beach in Australia during a major storm in 1974. After its bow section was refloated,its stern remained beached and became an icon and landmark for the local area,until the visible remains of the wreck collapsed into the sea in 2016.
The Newcastle railway line is a branch railway line in the city of Newcastle,New South Wales,Australia. The line branches off the Main North line at Broadmeadow and travels in an easterly direction through the inner suburbs to Newcastle Interchange,with one intermediate station at Hamilton. Until its curtailment in December 2014,it extended to Newcastle station. NSW TrainLink operates electric passenger train services over this line as part of its Central Coast &Newcastle Line service,and diesel railcars to Maitland and beyond as part of the Hunter Line.
The SS Cawarra was a paddle-steamer that sank on 12 July 1866 in Newcastle harbour,New South Wales,Australia sending sixty people to their deaths. The sinking was one of the worst maritime disasters in Australian history.
Pasha Bulker,later known as MV Drake and now MV Anthea,is a Panamax bulk carrier of 76,741 tonnes deadweight (DWT) operated by the Lauritzen Bulkers shipping company and owned by Japanese Disponent Owners. While waiting in the open ocean outside Newcastle harbour to load coal,Pasha Bulker ran aground during a major storm on 8 June 2007 on Nobbys Beach,New South Wales,Australia. It was refloated and moved to a safe location offshore on 2 July 2007 before being towed to Japan for major repairs on 26 July 2007.
Australia has had over 160,708 floods in the last 10 years,many of which have taken out homes,wildlife and many habitats.
TSS Maianbar was a coastal steamship of the North Coast Steam Navigation Company. Built in Scotland in 1910 she ran aground in Newcastle,New South Wales in 1940 and was later scrapped on site.
Islington is a suburb of the city of Newcastle in the Hunter Region of New South Wales,Australia. Located only 3.4 kilometres (2.1 mi) from the Newcastle CBD on one of Newcastle's major arterial roads,it was initially developed as a residential suburb. Today it includes a small industrial area and is adjacent to the Newcastle campus of the Hunter Institute of Technology. Its southeastern border is occupied entirely by the Main Northern railway line. The suburb has one railway station,which is shared with,and named after,adjacent Hamilton.
Newcastle East is an inner city suburb of Newcastle,New South Wales,Australia,located immediately east of Newcastle's central business district at the mouth of the Hunter River. The Awabakal and Worimi peoples are acknowledged by City of Newcastle as the descendants of the traditional custodians of the land situated within the Newcastle local government area,including wetlands,rivers creeks and coastal environments. It is known that their heritage and cultural ties to Newcastle date back tens of thousands of years. The suburb includes Fort Scratchley,Newcastle Ocean Baths and Newcastle Beach. Formerly a site of heavy industry and railway yards,the suburb now contains the large Foreshore Park,and historic terraced housing.
Archaeological evidence indicates that human beings have inhabited the area around Newcastle,New South Wales for at least 6500 years. In 2009,archaeologist uncovered over 5,534 Aboriginal artefacts,representing three occupation periods. In the 1820s,the Reverend Lancelot Threlkeld worked with local Awabakal man Biraban to record the Awabakal language. Since 1892,the Indigenous people of Newcastle have come to be known as the Awabakal.
Australian rivers have been subject to devastating floods in New South Wales,recorded since colonisation. Flooding in New South Wales has predominately been caused by excessive flows into rivers located in New South Wales and,to a lesser extent,excessive flows into rivers located in Queensland and Victoria. Floods can devastate local communities and impact the entire local economy.
Australian east coast lows are extratropical cyclones or low-pressure systems on the coast of southeastern Australia that may be caused by both mid-latitude and tropical influences over a variety of levels in the atmosphere.
Extreme rainfall on the east coast of Australia beginning on 18 March 2021 led to widespread flooding in New South Wales,affecting regions from the North Coast to the Sydney metropolitan area in the south. Suburbs of Sydney experienced the worst flooding in 60 years,and the events were described by NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian as "one in 100-year" flooding. Far-southeast communities in Queensland were also affected by flooding and heavy rainfall,though to a lesser extent than those in New South Wales.
The 2022 eastern Australia floods were one of the nation's worst recorded flood disasters with a series of floods that occurred from late February to early May in South East Queensland,the Wide Bay–Burnett and parts of coastal New South Wales. Brisbane suffered major flooding,along with the cities of Maryborough,Gympie,the Sunshine Coast,Caboolture,Toowoomba,Gatton,Ipswich,Logan City,the Gold Coast,Murwillumbah,Mullumbimby,Grafton,Byron Bay,Ballina,Lismore,the Central Coast and parts of Sydney.
Heavy flooding broke out in the Central Coast and Sydney areas of New South Wales,Australia,beginning in early July 2022. Around 85,000 people were displaced by the flooding or requested to leave their homes by authorities. The floods' damage was significant because rain fell on land that was already saturated after months of previous heavy rainfall. It was the third major flood in 2022 for some areas in the eastern seaboard.
