Telarah, New South Wales

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Telarah
Maitland,  New South Wales
Population2,227 (2011 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 2320
Location
LGA(s) City of Maitland
Region Hunter
State electorate(s) Maitland
Federal division(s) Hunter
Suburbs around Telarah:
Rutherford Rutherford Oakhampton Heights
Farley Telarah Maitland
Farley Mount Dee South Maitland

Telarah is a suburb in the City of Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. The suburb was formerly known as Homeville, [2] however use of this name was abandoned in the 1950s. It is located on the New England Highway and is also the site of a major rail junction, where the North Coast line and the once extensive, privately owned South Maitland Railway system meet the Main North line. A station on the North Coast line opened in 1911 [3] and is served by NSW TrainLink's Hunter Line, with services to Newcastle and Dungog. Telarah has its own fire brigade as well as bowling club, supermarket, pharmacy, takeaway shop and newsagents.

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History

The traditional owners and custodians of the Maitland area are the Wonnarua people. [4]

Heritage listings

Telarah has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Telarah (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 April 2014. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "North Coast Line". www.nswrail.net. Retrieved 23 November 2006.
  4. "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples". Maitland City Council. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "South Maitland Railway Workshops". New South Wales State Heritage Register . Department of Planning and Environment. H00627. Retrieved 18 May 2018. CC-BY icon.svg Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence .

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