Delve into Bishops Bridge
The district Bishops Bridge of Ravensfield in Maitland Municipality (New South Wales) is a district located in Australia about 221 mi north-east of Canberra, the country's capital town.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 31°C / 88 °F
Morning Temperature | 16°C / 60 °F |
Evening Temperature | 30°C / 87 °F |
Night Temperature | 20°C / 68 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 15% |
Air Humidity | 37% |
Air Pressure | 1014 hPa |
Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 9 km/h (6 mph) from South-East |
Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 69% of sky |
General Conditions | Heavy intensity rain |
Monday, 18th of November 2024
22°C (72 °F)
17°C (62 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 19th of November 2024
21°C (70 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Wednesday, 20th of November 2024
25°C (78 °F)
14°C (58 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.
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Remains of Kurri Road Railway Station - Maitland Coal Fields Hunter Valley
This is the remains of the Kurri Road Railway Station which was opened in June 1908 and located between Heddon Greta and Stanford Merthyr Stations in the Cessnock area. This station is not...
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
Blackchrome Speedway Sidecar Grand Slam Round 1 at Kurri Kurri Speedway, NSW, Australia. Heat 12 featuring: 1. Andrew Buchanan & Philippa Burns 2. Hayden Bond & Brady Cox 3. Mark Cossar & ...
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 11
Blackchrome Speedway Sidecar Grand Slam Round 1 at Kurri Kurri Speedway, NSW, Australia. Heat 11 featuring: 1. Shane Hudson & Brad Pitt 2. Stuart Firth & Yolanda Wilken 3. Damien Niesche &...
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
Blackchrome Speedway Sidecar Grand Slam Round 1 at Kurri Kurri Speedway, NSW, Australia. Heat 8 featuring: 1. Hayden Bond & Brady Cox 2. Shane Hudson & Brad Pitt 3. Stephen Saunders ...
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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.
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.
Greta railway station
Greta is a railway station on the Main North Line branch of CityRail's Hunter Line in New South Wales, Australia. Diesel railcars serve the station on regional services from Newcastle. The station serves the town of Greta and its surrounding area, in the Hunter Valley. There are two short platforms connected by a footbridge, and there is no disabled access to the station.
Allandale railway station, New South Wales
Allandale is a former railway station in the Maitland local government area. It is part of CityRail's outer suburban network, on the Main North Line branch of the Hunter Line. It was temporarily closed in 2002 due to the nearby bridge construction, and permanently closed on 9 September 2005, after railway works by the Australian Rail Track Corporation.
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".
Greta, New South Wales
Greta is a suburb of the Cessnock and Maitland local government areas in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. Most of the population lives in the town of the same name, located in the north of the suburb, which is bisected by the New England Highway. At the 2011 census the town had a population of 2,483. It is largely a commuter town located midway between Cessnock, Singleton and Maitland. The town is linked to nearby Branxton especially during community events.
Lochinvar, New South Wales
Lochinvar is a small town in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales, Australia in Maitland City Council. It is named after Lochinvar, a loch in southern Scotland. The town is mostly built up along the busy New England Highway between the major centres of Maitland and Singleton and is 165 kilometres north of Sydney. Most people in the area work in nearby Maitland or Singleton. There is also a railway station about 2 kilometres away.
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.
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.
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.
Gosforth, New South Wales
Gosforth is a rural suburb of the Maitland City Council.
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.
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.