The Hill, New South Wales

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The Hill
Newcastle,  New South Wales
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Beacon Tower, originally 7 m (23 ft) high was extended to 20 m (66 ft) in 1877 after the light had been obscured by the erection of a Wesley Parsonage.
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The Hill
Coordinates 32°55′54″S151°46′34″E / 32.93167°S 151.77611°E / -32.93167; 151.77611
Population1,943 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density3,335/km2 (8,640/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 2300
Area0.63 km2 (0.2 sq mi) Note1
Time zone AEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST) AEDT (UTC+11)
Location
LGA(s) City of Newcastle [2]
Region Hunter [2]
County Northumberland [3]
Parish Newcastle [3]
State electorate(s) Newcastle [4]
Federal division(s) Newcastle [5]
Mean max tempMean min tempAnnual rainfall
25.5 °C
78 °F
8.4 °C
47 °F
1,139.5 mm
44.9 in
Suburbs around The Hill:
Newcastle, Cooks Hill Newcastle Newcastle
Cooks Hill The Hill Newcastle
Bar Beach Tasman Sea Newcastle, Tasman Sea

The Hill is an inner city, residential suburb of Newcastle, in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia, located immediately south of Newcastle's central business district. [2] [6] The Hill is filled with historic Victorian terraces and is the site of a historic convict prison block.[ citation needed ] As of January 2021, the average house price in The Hill was A$1.92m. [7]

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History

The Aboriginal people, in this area, the Awabakal, were the previous people of this land. [8] The Hill was first known as Church Hill then Prospect Hill. [9] It was one of the earliest settled areas of Newcastle and the site of the first town plan laid out by Henry Dangar in 1823. [9] The first railway was located there, starting at AA Coy's A Pit just off Church Street [10]

The Boltons

The site was originally used as a mine with two engines creating coal fired stream. [10] A series of four homes in San Francisco style. [10] They are timber houses designed by Frederick B Menkins and built by G.W Brewer in 1904. [10] Each house has 4 bedrooms and bathroom is the last selling for $1,725,00. [11]

Heritage listings

The Hill has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Notes

  1. ^ Area calculation is based on 1:100000 map 9232 NEWCASTLE.

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