Explore Horseshoe Bend
The district Horseshoe Bend of in Maitland Municipality (New South Wales) is located in Australia about 225 mi north-east of Canberra, the country's capital.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 23°C / 73 °F
Morning Temperature | 20°C / 68 °F |
Evening Temperature | 23°C / 73 °F |
Night Temperature | 17°C / 63 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 6% |
Air Humidity | 87% |
Air Pressure | 1015 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from East |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Tuesday, 19th of November 2024
21°C (71 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Wednesday, 20th of November 2024
24°C (75 °F)
14°C (58 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Thursday, 21st of November 2024
24°C (76 °F)
14°C (57 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
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Mercure Maitland Monte Pio
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BEST WESTERN ENDEAVOUR MOTEL
OLD MAITLAND INN
Sundowner Maitland
Videos from this area
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Alleged Kurri Kurri puppy basher leaves East Maitland District Court
Nathan Thompson, 25, of Kurri Kurri, leaves East Maitland District Court after facing charges of aggravated animal cruelty, resist arrest and serious animal cruelty. Footage by Jessica Brown,...
NR Class hauled container train at East Maitland
NR 24 & 42 Hauling an eastbound container train through East Maitland NSW. 3-1-09.
Maitland Flood Films 1949 and 1955 (16mm Colour and B/W Reels)
In September 2014 thirteen (13) 16mm film reels were rescued from disposal by Peter Smith and donated to the University of Newcastle's Cultural Collections (Auchmuty Library) in Australia....
Maitland Railcars
15 July 2009, a Hunter Railcar heads for Newcastle, while a coal train waits for the Northwest Xplorer (Armidale/ Moree) to snake through the junction, where the Main North and the North Coast...
Maitland State titles On Board 4wd stock RC
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Maitland City Motor Group - Corporate
Maitland City Motor Group - Home of Nissan, Mazda and KIA Welcome to the Maitland Motor Group, your local family owned business that has a goal to provide quality products and service from...
Coal, Freight and Passenger Trains In NSW - PoathTV Australian Railways & Railroads
In the space of just a few minutes a train is seen on each of the four lines at High Street, Maitland. First a Cityrail passenger railcar arrives and as it heads towards Maitland it crosses...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
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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.
Maitland Gaol
Maitland Gaol is an Australian gaol and prison located in East Maitland, New South Wales. Its construction was started in 1844 and prisoners first entered the gaol in 1848. By the time of its closure, on 31 January 1998, it had become the longest continually run gaol in Australia. It has since been turned into a museum and popular tourist attraction.
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.
Ashtonfield, New South Wales
Ashtonfield is a suburb in the City of Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. It is the location of the new Ashtonfield Public School
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.
Victoria Street railway station, New South Wales
Victoria Street is a railway station in Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. It is served by CityRail's Hunter Line services. It is in about the same location as the first East Maitland station and marked the temporary terminus of the railway from Newcastle while the bridge over Wallis Creek was built. From 1906 to 1926 it was also an interchange station with the stream tramway line that ran from West to East Maitland.
East Maitland railway station
East Maitland is a railway station in Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. It is part of CityRail's outer suburban network, on the Hunter Line. It is the fourth site of the station known as East Maitland. The first site, a temporary terminus while the bridge over Wallis Creek was being built was about where Victoria St Station is now. The second was directly north of William Street East Maitland and between the East Maitland Courthouse and Post office..
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.
Hunter Valley Grammar School
Hunter Valley Grammar School is an independent, co-educational, non-denominational, day school, located in Ashtonfield, a suburb in the city of Maitland, in the lower Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. The school was founded in 1990 and is situated on 13 hectares of land. In 2009 Hunter Valley Grammar School catered for approximately 950 students from pre-school to Year 12.
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.
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.
Maitland High School
Maitland High School (MHS) is situated in East Maitland, New South Wales, Australia on High Street. Established in 1884 and operated by the New South Wales Department of Education and Training, the school currently caters for approximately 800 students from Years 7 to 12, and is situated near its sister school, Maitland Grossmann High School.
Maitland Grossmann High School
Maitland Grossmann High School (MGHS) is situated in East Maitland, New South Wales, Australia on Cumberland St, adjacent to the old Maitland Gaol. Established in 1884, the school was originally Maitland Girls High School, but collaborated with Maitland Boys High, and now both schools are co-educational (Maitland Girls High School being renamed Maitland Grossmann High School, Maitland Boys High School being renamed Maitland High School).
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.
Stockland Green Hills
Stockland Green Hills is a major shopping Centre located in East Maitland, an eastern suburb of Maitland, New South Wales Australia. It is located on Molly Morgan Drive, East Maitland near the New England Highway, on a 15.7-hectare parcel of land, and primarily serves the Maitland, Lower Hunter and the Upper Hunter regions to the west of Newcastle.
Aberglasslyn, New South Wales
Aberglasslyn is a rapidly expanding suburb of Maitland, located in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales Australia.
Walka Water Works
Walka Water Works is a 19th century pumping station located near Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. Originally built in 1887 to supply water to Newcastle and the lower Hunter Valley, it has since been restored and preserved and is part of Maitland City Council's Walka Recreation and Wildlife Reserve.
Rutherford Technology High School
Rutherford Technology High School is a secondary school located in Rutherford, a suburb of the city of Maitland, New South Wales in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. The current principal is Mr Michael Whiting (replaced Mr Paul Tracey Term 3 2009), and the deputy principals are Simone Hughes and Greg Archbald. The school opened in 1985. The school has a Student Representative Council containing 24 members, with over 1200 students enrolled in 2012.
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.
Tenambit, New South Wales
Tenambit is a suburb of the city of Maitland, a city and local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is located approximately 5 kilometres east of the Maitland CBD. The suburb is on sloping ground, which decreases from approximately 40 metres AMSL in the west to 10 m AMSL at the eastern edge of the suburb. At the 2006 census it had a population of 2,303.
Largs, New South Wales
Largs, NSW is a small town located in the Hunter Valley, about 2 hours drive north of Sydney. In the pioneering days, it was established by Cedar getters, before the Lang family settlement in 1821. Largs was industrially important, as it became a river port and boat-building town before the Hunter River changed course. Largs Public School, established in 1838, is one of the oldest remaining schools in Australia that is still operational in its community.