Parkville, New South Wales

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Parkville
New South Wales
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A street in Parkville. The Rural Fire Service shed is to the left
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Parkville
Coordinates 31°58′54″S150°52′4″E / 31.98167°S 150.86778°E / -31.98167; 150.86778 Coordinates: 31°58′54″S150°52′4″E / 31.98167°S 150.86778°E / -31.98167; 150.86778
Population721 (2006 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 2337
LGA(s) Upper Hunter Shire Council

Parkville is a small township in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia, located on the New England Highway and Main North railway line. At the 2006 census, Parkville had a population of 721 people. [1]

A now closed railway station which opened in 1877 was located there, no trace now remains. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Parkville (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
  2. Parkville station NSWrail.net, accessed 15 September 2009.

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