Speers Point
District of Cockle Creek
New South Wales - Australia

1989 Newcastle earthquake

The 1989 Newcastle earthquake was a Richter magnitude 5.6 earthquake that occurred in Newcastle, New South Wales on Thursday, 28 December 1989, at 10:27 am. It was one of Australia's most serious natural disasters, killing 13 people and injuring more than 160. The damage bill has been estimated at A$4 billion (including an insured loss of about $1 billion).

Located at -32.95, 151.61 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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1989 in Australia, Earthquakes in Australia, 1989 earthquakes, History of Newcastle, New South Wales

Stockland Glendale

Stockland Glendale is a major shopping centre located in Glendale, a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia. It is located on Lake Road, Glendale, on a 19.6-hectare parcel of land, and primarily serves the Lake Macquarie region to the southwest of Newcastle.

Located at -32.9345, 151.642 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Shopping centres in New South Wales, Shopping malls established in 1996

Boolaroo, New South Wales

Boolaroo is a suburb of the city of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia, located 19 kilometres west of Newcastle's central business district in Lake Macquarie's West Ward. It was at the epicenter of the 1989 Newcastle earthquake. Boolaroo borders a number of well known towns and suburbs within the Lake Macquarie Region, including Warners Bay and Speers Point, and, for a small strip of land, fronts onto Lake Macquarie itself.

Located at -32.9583, 151.625 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Suburbs of Lake Macquarie

Cardiff railway station, New South Wales

Cardiff is a railway station located in Cardiff, New South Wales, Australia on the Main North railway line. The original Cardiff station opened on 14 March 1889, and the station at the present site has been operating since 8 June 1902. The station has two platforms. The station is the closest to the factory of EDI Rail who have constructed some of CityRail's trains.

Located at -32.9416, 151.663 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Regional railway stations in New South Wales, Railway stations opened in 1889, Railway stations opened in 1902, Lake Macquarie, Transport in the Hunter Region

Cockle Creek railway station

Cockle Creek is a railway station located at Boolaroo, New South Wales, Australia, and south of Newcastle, on the Main North railway line. The station has two platforms. The station is served by intercity trains to Sydney and local trains to Morrisset of CityRail's Newcastle and Central Coast Line service. The privately owned Caledonian Collieries Ltd.

Located at -32.9427, 151.624 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Regional railway stations in New South Wales, Railway stations opened in 1887, Lake Macquarie, Transport in the Hunter Region

Teralba railway station

Teralba is a railway station located near Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia on the Newcastle & Central Coast Line. The station has two platforms. The station is served by intercity trains to Sydney and local trains to Morisset. Prior to rail electrification, Teralba station operated an island platform, the eastern side for coal transportation from the Pacific colliery, and some passenger services, to and from Newcastle.

Located at -32.9624, 151.604 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Regional railway stations in New South Wales, Railway stations opened in 1887, Lake Macquarie, Transport in the Hunter Region

Booragul railway station

Booragul railway station is a railway station located near Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia on the Main North railway line. The station opened in 1926, almost 40 years after the construction of this section of the Main North Line. The station has two platforms in an island configuration with lightweight passenger shelters. The original station buildings were extensively damaged in the 1989 Newcastle earthquake, resulting it their demolition and replacement with the current structures.

Located at -32.9716, 151.605 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Regional railway stations in New South Wales, Railway stations opened in 1926, Lake Macquarie, Transport in the Hunter Region

Speers Point, New South Wales

Speers Point is a suburb within, and the location of the council seat of the City of Lake Macquarie local government area in New South Wales, Australia. It is 17 kilometres west-southwest of the city of Newcastle on the northern shore of Lake Macquarie, in Cockle and Warners Bays, between the suburbs of Cardiff and Warners Bay. Speers Point was settled in 1828 and local commerce began through a colliery in 1843. By 2006, the suburb had a population of 3,103.

Located at -32.9633, 151.628 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Suburbs of Lake Macquarie

Marmong Point, New South Wales

Marmong Point is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia north-north-east of the town of Toronto on the western shore of Lake Macquarie. Marmong is an Aboriginal word meaning low water or swampy water.

Located at -32.982, 151.618 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Suburbs of Lake Macquarie

Fennell Bay, New South Wales

Fennell Bay is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia north of the town of Toronto on a bay of the same name, west of Lake Macquarie.

Located at -32.994, 151.598 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Suburbs of Lake Macquarie, Bays of New South Wales

Booragul, New South Wales

Booragul is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, and is located north-northeast of the town of Toronto on the western shore Lake Macquarie. Booragul railway station is on the Newcastle and Central Coast railway line.

Located at -32.94, 151.61 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Suburbs of Lake Macquarie

Argenton, New South Wales

Argenton is a suburb of the city of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia 16 kilometres west of the Newcastle's central business district in Lake Macquarie's West Ward.

Located at -32.932, 151.618 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Suburbs of Lake Macquarie

Garden Suburb, New South Wales

Garden Suburb is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales 12 kilometres west of the Newcastle's central business district in Lake Macquarie's North Ward.

Located at -32.949, 151.651 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Suburbs of Lake Macquarie

Teralba, New South Wales

Teralba is a town and suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, between the towns of Cardiff and Toronto on the northern shoreline of Lake Macquarie. The town first came into being with the construction of the Homebush to Waratah Railway in the early 1880s.

Located at -32.965, 151.601 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Suburbs of Lake Macquarie

Hillsborough, New South Wales

Hillsborough is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia 13 kilometres from Newcastle's central business district on the eastern side of Lake Macquarie. It is part of the City of Lake Macquarie north ward.

Located at -32.949, 151.668 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Suburbs of Lake Macquarie

Lakelands, New South Wales

Lakelands is a residential suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia 16 kilometres west of Newcastle's central business district near the northern end of Lake Macquarie. It is part of the City of Lake Macquarie west ward, and was formerly part of Warners Bay. Along Ambleside Circuit, the suburb's main street, is "Do Duck Inn", a general store providing newspapers and other basic needs. There is a tennis court, playground and also a cricket field in the south of Lakelands.

Located at -32.961, 151.65 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Suburbs of Lake Macquarie

Croudace Bay, New South Wales

Croudace Bay is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, located 19 kilometres southwest of Newcastle's central business district on the eastern side of Lake Macquarie. The suburb was named after the Croudace family who lived in the area.

Located at -33.004, 151.643 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Suburbs of Lake Macquarie, Bays of New South Wales

Eleebana, New South Wales

Eleebana is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, 18 kilometres from Newcastle's central business district along the eastern shoreline of Lake Macquarie.

Located at -32.996, 151.635 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Suburbs of Lake Macquarie

Cockle Creek Smelter

Cockle Creek Smelter was a zinc and lead smelter located at the northern end of Lake Macquarie near Boolaroo New South Wales. The smelter was built in by Sulphide Corporation Limited in 1896 and the first attempts to refine zinc using the Ashcroft Process began in 1897 and was abandoned shortly after due to technical difficulties. The plant was subsequently adapted to smelt Lead using blast furnace technology.

Located at -32.9417, 151.608 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Lake Macquarie, Buildings and structures in New South Wales

Bolton Point, New South Wales

Bolton Point is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, and is located northeast of Toronto on a peninsula extending southwards into western Lake Macquarie. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:-33.003|151.615|type:city_region:AU-NSW|||||| |primary |name= }} {{#invoke: Navbox | navbox }}

Located at -33.003, 151.615 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Suburbs of Lake Macquarie

Woodrising, New South Wales

Woodrising is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, and is located northeast of the town of Toronto on the western shore Lake Macquarie.

Located at -32.987, 151.607 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Suburbs of Lake Macquarie

Macquarie Hills, New South Wales

Macquarie Hills is a residential suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia, located 15 kilometres west of Newcastle's central business district near the northern end of Lake Macquarie between the town centres of Cardiff and Warners Bay. It is part of the City of Lake Macquarie north ward.

Located at -32.953, 151.65 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Suburbs of Lake Macquarie

Cardiff South, New South Wales

Cardiff South is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia, located 13 kilometres west-southwest of Newcastle's central business district. It is part of the City of Lake Macquarie north ward. Its soccer team, the South Cardiff Gunners play in the NBN State Football League, the top soccer competition in Newcastle.

Located at -32.953, 151.662 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Suburbs of Lake Macquarie

Cardiff Locomotive Workshops

The Cardiff Locomotive Workshops were situated between Cockle Creek and Cardiff railway stations on the main Sydney to Newcastle railway line.

Located at -32.9366, 151.648 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Railway workshops in Australia, Locomotive manufacturers of Australia, Lake Macquarie, Transport in the Hunter Region, Buildings and structures in New South Wales

Warners Bay High School

Warners Bay High School is a secondary school situated in the suburb of Warners Bay in Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia. The current principal is Dr. Sharon Parkes, and it has about 1300 students each year.

Located at -32.9667, 151.65 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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High schools in New South Wales, Lake Macquarie