Delve into Stanford Merthyr
The district Stanford Merthyr of in Cessnock (New South Wales) is a district located in Australia about 217 mi north-east of Canberra, the country's capital town.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 28°C / 83 °F
Morning Temperature | 20°C / 68 °F |
Evening Temperature | 27°C / 80 °F |
Night Temperature | 20°C / 68 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 54% |
Air Pressure | 1019 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from North-West |
Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 75% of sky |
General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Friday, 6th of December 2024
34°C (94 °F)
21°C (70 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Saturday, 7th of December 2024
35°C (96 °F)
23°C (73 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Sunday, 8th of December 2024
28°C (82 °F)
19°C (66 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
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Mark Plaisted & Sam Gilbert race at Kurri Speedway Sept 16, 2012
Mark Plaisted & Sam Gilbert race against Darrin Treloar and Simon Cohrs at Kurri Speedway. Mark and Sam are racing together for the first time at Kurri in preparation for the Aussie Titles...
Blackchrome Speedway Sidecar Grand Slam Round 1 - Heat 12
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Australian Speedway Sidecar Championship 2012 - Semi Final
Australian Speedway Sidecar Championship 2012 at Loxford Park Speedway -- Kurri Kurri Semi Final featuring: 1. Grant Bond & Glenn Cox 2. Justin Plaisted & Sam Harrison 3. Mark Plaisted & Sam...
Blackchrome Speedway Sidecar Grand Slam Round 1 - Heat 4
Blackchrome Speedway Sidecar Grand Slam Round 1 at Kurri Kurri Speedway, NSW, Australia. Heat 4 featuring: 1. Mark Plaisted & Brian Anthony 2. Grant Bond & Glenn Cox 3. Mick Farrell Jnr &...
Blackchrome Speedway Sidecar Grand Slam Round 1 - Heat 5
Blackchrome Speedway Sidecar Grand Slam Round 1 at Kurri Kurri Speedway, NSW, Australia. Heat 5 featuring: 1. Andrew Buchanan & Philippa Burns 2. Warren Monson & Matt Morgan 3.
Blackchrome Speedway Sidecar Grand Slam Round 1 - Heat 2
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Blackchrome Speedway Sidecar Grand Slam Round 1 - Heat 11
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Australian Speedway Sidecar Championship 2012 - Heat 9
Australian Speedway Sidecar Championship 2012 at Loxford Park Speedway -- Kurri Kurri Heat 9 featuring: 1. James Hinton & Jack Summerling 2. Trent Headland & Jesse Headland 3. Darrin Treloar...
Blackchrome Speedway Sidecar Grand Slam Round 1 - Heat 8
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Australian Sidecar Teams Championship 2012 - Heat 1
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Maitland, New South Wales
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 by road north of Sydney and 35 km north-west of Newcastle. It is on the New England Highway about 17 km from its start at Hexham.
Francis Greenway
Francis Howard Greenway (20 November 1777 – September 1837) was an English-born architect who was transported to Australia for the crime of forgery. In New South Wales he worked for the Governor, Lachlan Macquarie, as Australia's first government architect. He became widely known and admired through his work displayed in buildings such as St Matthew's Church in Windsor, New South Wales, St James' Church, Sydney and Hyde Park Barracks, Sydney.
2NUR
2NUR is an Australian radio station, licensed to, and serving Newcastle and its surrounds. It is a community radio station, licensed to the University of Newcastle. It operates at 103.7 megahertz on the FM band. Its callsign, 2NUR, stands for Newcastle University Radio, and the 2 is a standard prefix for radio stations in New South Wales.
Telarah railway station
Telarah is a railway station on the North Coast Line branch of CityRail's Hunter Line in New South Wales, Australia. It has been given the nickname of 'the Rah' by its locals, the name originated from indigenous language, or from the Welsh word for pit pony. It serves Telarah, (formally called Homeville), one of the suburbs of the city of Maitland. Diesel railcars travelling between Newcastle and the town of Dungog service the station.
Lochinvar railway station
Lochinvar is a railway station on the Main North Line of the Australian state of New South Wales. CityRail operates diesel self-propelled railcars through Lochinvar as part of its Hunter line regional service from Newcastle. It is located approximately 2 km from the town of the same name. Historically, the next outbound station is Allandale, however that station is closed until further notice.
Maitland railway station
Maitland railway station is a station on the Hunter Line. It serves the City of Maitland, New South Wales. Maitland station is the branch point for the Main North railway line and the North Coast Line, with the Main North Line continuing to Scone, and beyond and the North Coast Line continuing to Dungog and beyond.
High Street railway station, New South Wales
High Street is a railway station in Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. It is part of CityRail's outer suburban network, on the Hunter Line.
Kurri Kurri, New South Wales
Kurri Kurri is a small town in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia, in the Cessnock LGA. At the 2006 census its population was 5,644. The combined population of Kurri Kurri and the adjoining suburbs of Stanford Merthyr, Pelaw Main and Weston was 10,428. Kurri Kurri's name comes from the local Awabakal language where it has a meaning similar to "the beginning" or "the first".
City of Maitland
The City of Maitland is a local government area in the lower Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia. The area is situated adjacent to the New England Highway and the Hunter railway line. The Mayor of the City of Maitland Council is Cr. Peter Blackmore, an independent politician.
East Maitland, New South Wales
East Maitland is a suburb in the City of Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. It is on the New England Highway and it has two stations, Victoria Street station and East Maitland station (opened initially in 1858), on CityRail's Hunter line. It is also home to a major commercial district called Greenhills, which includes Stockland Green Hills.
Telarah, New South Wales
Telarah is a suburb in the City of Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. It is on the New England Highway and the North Coast railway line. It has a station (opened in 1911), served by CityRail's Hunter line services. It was formerly known as Homeville. Telarah has its own fire brigade as well as bowling club, supermarket, pharmacy, takeaway shop and newsagents.
West Wallsend, New South Wales
West Wallsend is a suburb and small town in the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia. It is near the Sydney-Newcastle Freeway and the western suburbs of Newcastle.
Holmesville, New South Wales
Holmesville is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia 21 kilometres from Newcastle's central business district and close to the Sydney-Newcastle Freeway. It is part of the City of Lake Macquarie local government area. Holmesville is the home town of Miss Universe winner, Jennifer Hawkins.
Abernethy, New South Wales
Abernethy is a small town in the City of Cessnock, in the Hunter Region in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Abernethy is located 8 kilometres south-east of the town of Cessnock, NSW and is adjacent to Werakata National Park and the Aberdare State Forest. The town was founded near a coal mine and some of the historic buildings remain (including the Abernethy Hotel which now operates as a guest house).
All Saints College, Maitland
All Saints College is a Catholic co-educational secondary day school situated in the Hunter Region NSW Australia. It is a Systemic Catholic School and part of the Catholic Schools Office of Maitland-Newcastle. The college has three campuses: St Mary's Campus Maitland (Years 11-12) St Peter's Campus Maitland (Years 7-10) St Joseph’s Lochinvar (Years 7-10)
Lorn, New South Wales
Lorn is a suburb of Maitland in New South Wales, Australia. It is located across the Hunter River from Maitland by the Belmore Bridge.
Kurri Kurri aluminium smelter
The Kurri Kurri aluminium smelter is located at Kurri Kurri, in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales, Australia. The smelter produced 164,000 tonnes of aluminium in 2006 and is owned and operated by Hydro Aluminium - part of the Norsk Hydro group.
Pelaw Main, New South Wales
Pelaw Main is a hamlet a few kilometres south-west of Kurri Kurri, in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It owes its origins entirely to the colliery there of the same name.
All Saints College, St Joseph's Campus
All Saints College. St. Joseph's Campus is a coeducational secondary day school catering for years 7 to 10, based in New South Wales, Australia. The school was created in 1990 by the amalgamation of Catholic secondary schools in the area, St. Joseph's, St. Peter's and St. Mary's in Maitland. St. Joseph's is one of the oldest schools in New South Wales, and in Australia. The Sisters of St. Joseph, founded by Fr Julian Tension Woods, established their first school at Lochinvar in 1883.
Buchanan, New South Wales
Buchanan is a locality in the City of Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. It is the intended location of one of the interchanges on the proposed Hunter Expressway and the preferred location for a regional freight hub.
Abermain, New South Wales
Abermain is a town located 8 km ENE of Cessnock and 3 km west of Weston, in New South Wales, Australia. Abermain is adjacent to Werakata National Park. Abermain Post Office opened on 1 June 1904.
Farley railway station
Farley was a closed station on the Main North railway line in New South Wales. It opened in 1860 initially as Wollombi Road, and closed to passenger services in 1975. It was a side platform with a substantial station building which lay disused until eventual demolition. Only the platform face remains. Save our Rails, a Newcastle rail lobby group, has suggested opening a new railway station in the Farley area to improve rail access to Newcastle.
Mulbring, New South Wales
Mulbring is a village in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. In 2006 Mulbring had a population of 316, which included part of Mount Vincent. The village is situated about 10 kilometres south of Kurri Kurri and about 1 km north of the village of Mount Vincent. The nearest major town is Cessnock which is approximately 25 km north-west of Mulbring. Mulbring is in the City of Cessnock local government area (LGA) and Northumberland County at an elevation of 47 metres above sea level.
Werakata National Park
Werakata is a national park in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. The park is located to the north, east and south of the town of Cessnock . The park lies within the Hunter Valley Important Bird Area. South of the national park is the separate Werakata State Conservation Area.
Weston, New South Wales
Weston is a town in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the City of Cessnock local government area, located approximately 11 km from Cessnock. At the 2006 census it had a population of 3,212. Weston's post office opened on 25 January 1904.