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Maitland is a city in the Lower 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 about 17 km (11 mi) from its start at Hexham.
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Maitland railway station is located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the city of Maitland opening on in 1880 as West Maitland being renamed on 1 April 1949. It is the junction station for the Main Northern and North Coast lines. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.
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Greta is a small town in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. The Traditional Owners and Custodians of the Maitland area are the Wonnarua people. Greata started a small community around Anvil Creek in 1830s. Settled by Europeans from around 1822, when the town was surveyed in 1842 it was given the name Greta, possibly after a small river in Cumberland, England. Coal mining was established in the area in 1862 with the development of a railway station.. In 1864 keroscene shale was discovered.. By the 1870s, Greta had four hotels, four churches ,a school and schools of arts..Geologist Edgeworth David discovered coal seam in 1886. By 1907 ten collieries were in operation. In 1939 an army training camp was established. After WWII the town's population grew as it became a migrant camp for European refugees. The small town has a large European community with many people coming from, Polish, Ukrainian and German heritage. At the 2016 census the town had a population of 2,830. The Main Street of Greta, High street is a quiet stretch of road with the most popular social areas being Tattersalls Hotel Pub and the bowling club. These days it is largely a commuter town located midway between Cessnock, Singleton and Maitland. A convenient location for miners and their families to live. The town is also linked to nearby town, Branxton where you will find the nearest grocery store. Being in the Hunter Valley, Greta is close to many vineyards and wine cellars.
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The South Maitland Railway was once an extensive network of privately owned colliery and passenger railway lines which served the South Maitland coalfields in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia and were the second last system in Australia to use steam haulage, having used steam locomotives until 1983.
Gillieston Heights is a suburb of the City of Maitland local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia, approximately 5.1 km (3.2 mi) from the Maitland CBD. Prior to 1967, the village was named East Greta however this was changed to honour former Maitland mayor and member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly John Gillies following a poll of residents. At the 2016 census, Gillieston Heights had a population of over 3,000.
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- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Metford". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
- ↑ "Main North Line". www.nswrail.net. Retrieved 22 November 2006.
- ↑ Brian Langton MLA, "Questions and Answers - 491: Railway Station Openings" Archived 2014-06-24 at the Wayback Machine : New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Hansard, 16 April 1996, p. 1006. Accessed January 7, 2008.
- ↑ "Metford Public School". NSW Department of Education. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ↑ "home". Maitland Christian School. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
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