Discover Hexham
The district Hexham of in Newcastle (New South Wales) with it's 153 citizens Hexham is a subburb in Australia about 224 mi north-east of Canberra, the country's capital city.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 30°C / 86 °F
Morning Temperature | 13°C / 55 °F |
Evening Temperature | 27°C / 80 °F |
Night Temperature | 16°C / 61 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 30% |
Air Pressure | 1019 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from West |
Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 4% of sky |
General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
33°C (92 °F)
20°C (68 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, few clouds.
Monday, 25th of November 2024
34°C (93 °F)
21°C (69 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Tuesday, 26th of November 2024
32°C (90 °F)
21°C (70 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Airport Motel Sir Francis Drake
NEWCASTLE AIRPORT MOTOR INN AND CONV
BLUEGUM APARTMENTS
Jesmond Executive Villas
Bluegum Apartments
Hotel Jesmond
Travellers Motor Village
Colonial Terrace Motor Inn
Sunnyside Tavern
Sleepy Hill Motor Inn
Videos from this area
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A short drive through the Australian bush
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Black Hill Industrial Estate, Black Hill, NSW
Colliers International Newcastle office is pleased to offer for sale a significant industrial development site known as the Black Hill Estate. The offering presents an opportunity to acquire...
Indoor Cricket - NNSW Super League
Hunter Mens 1's fielding performance in the Grand Final of the Northern NSW Super League series. Played at Hunter Indoor Sports, Thornton NSW,17th August 2013.
Benchtops | Call 1300 908 090
http://www.apollokitchens.com.au/ Apollo Kitchens 86 Gipps St, Smithfield, NSW, 2164 Ph: 1300 908 090 Apollo Kitchens takes its environmental responsibilities seriously and as such, is acutely...
Pacific HWY Hexham accident 10th May 2012
Outbound from Newcastle, at the first set of lights you can see a small silver car followed by a small truck. 1 minute later after the small car stops at what looks like an orange light about...
Hexham airport reopens GYI-52W first to attempt takeoff
It was a lovely drive towards Maitland until this person endangered the lives of many people! EXCEED SPEED LIMIT Exceed speed over 20 km/h CLASS A MOTOR VEHICLE $417 4 Demerit points ...
very active storm Newcastle region 8th april 2012 BIG CLOSE FLANG
very close encounter with a CG lightning bolt, under10m resulting in a nasty little shock and a few hours in the emergancy ward being checked out.
Triple 90's accelerate an empty coal train through Hexham
Triple 90's accelerate an empty coal train through Hexham.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
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Hexham, New South Wales
Hexham is a suburb of the city of Newcastle, about 15 kilometres inland from Newcastle in New South Wales, Australia on the bank of the Hunter River. Settlement occurred at Hexham in the 1820s when the land was granted to Edward Sparke.
Henny Penny (restaurant)
Henny Penny is a chain of 15 Quick Service Restaurants offering dine-in, take away and drive through facilities in the Newcastle Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. Henny Penny is well known for its barbecued chicken, fried chicken, salads, and gravy, as well as its catering service.
Sandgate railway station, New South Wales
Sandgate is a railway station on the Hunter line section of the Main North railway line, north of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. The station was opened in 1881 and the construction was originally called Grant's Creek. It serves the suburb of Sandgate, and once had a branch line which served Sandgate Cemetery. However, trains to Sandgate Cemetery did not stop at Sandgate station—the previous station was Waratah.
Hexham railway station, New South Wales
Hexham is a railway station on the Main North railway line, (which CityRail markets as the Hunter Line), in the western suburbs of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. Hexham is mainly a commercial and industrial area located north of the station. A large swamp is located to the south. It originally had a substantial brick platform building, however this was demolished in the 1990s and replaced with a lightweight bus-shelter type structure.
Tarro railway station
Tarro is a railway station on the Hunter Line, in the city of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. It serves the small suburb of Tarro. Tarro is served by CityRail's diesel Railcars to Newcastle, Maitland and Telarah.
Beresfield railway station
Beresfield is a railway station on the Main North railway line, (which CityRail markets as the Hunter Line), in the western suburbs of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. In 2002 Beresfield was fully redeveloped and includes new easy access facilities, station signage and booking office. Beresfield was the site of a major rail accident when on 23 October 1997, a coal train collided into the rear of another coal train standing on the same tracks. The cause was a failure to stop at a signal.
Thornton railway station, New South Wales
Thornton is a railway station on the Main Northern railway line in New South Wales, Australia. It is served by CityRail trains of the Hunter Line. It serves the nearby residential area. Four tracks pass through Thornton- the 'Up' and 'Down' Main North tracks and the 'Up' and 'Down' Coal tracks. Side platforms are provided on the Up and Down Main tracks.
Sandgate, New South Wales
Sandgate is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located 11 kilometres from Newcastle's central business district. It is part of the City of Newcastle local government area. It has a railway station on the Hunter Line. Sandgate is also home to the largest cemetery in Newcastle, including a now-derelict rail-head station, formerly used by funeral trains.
Birmingham Gardens, New South Wales
Birmingham Gardens is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, bordering the University of Newcastle 11 kilometres west-northwest of Newcastle's central business district. It is part of the City of Newcastle local government area.
Kooragang Island
Kooragang Island is located in the Hunter River of New South Wales, Australia and is the site of a deep water port for the export of coal. In 2007, 84.8 million metric tons of coal were exported from the port, making it one of the busiest in the world. The infrastructure is being improved, for example with the Sandgate Flyover, this will allow the port to export 140 million tons of coal a year after 2010. The port first opened in about 1984.
Thornton, New South Wales
Thornton is a suburb in the City of Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. It has a station (opened in 1871) on CityRail's Hunter line. It is about 1 km north of the New England Highway. Post code 2322, including Thornton, Beresfield, Tarro and Hexham, had a population of 14,654 in 2001. A new industrial estate and increased residential subdivisions have resulted in the RTA planning a major upgrade to the Weakleys Drive intersection, which was completed as of December 2008.
Beresfield, New South Wales
Beresfield is a north-western suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia 22 kilometres from Newcastle's central business district. It is part of the City of Newcastle local government area. The suburb of Beresfield had a population of 3,118 in 2006.
Tarro, New South Wales
Tarro is a north-western suburb of the Newcastle City Council local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It, and parts of nearby Beresfield, was originally known as Upper Hexham, "lower" Hexham being an older settlement located about 5 kilometres to the east on the Hunter River. The name "Tarro" reportedly means "stone" in an Aboriginal language.
Warabrook, New South Wales
Warabrook is a north-western suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located 8 kilometres from Newcastle's central business district. It is part of the City of Newcastle local government area. It has a railway station (opened in 1997 to serve the nearby University of Newcastle in Callaghan and Warabrook) on CityRail's Hunter line. The railway line is part of the Newcastle-Maitland line, the first section of the Main North line from Sydney to the New England region, opened in 1857.
Callaghan, New South Wales
Callaghan is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia 10 kilometres from Newcastle's central business district. It contains the main campus of the University of Newcastle. It is served by Warabrook station on CityRail's Hunter line. The suburb was named after Sir Bede Callaghan (1912-1993), Chancellor of the University of Newcastle from 1977 to 1988.
Woodberry, New South Wales
Woodberry is one of the eastern-most suburbs of the City of Maitland in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. Most of the population lives in residential subdivisions while almost 84% of the suburbs land is rural in nature. It lies to the west of the Hunter River, 2.4 kilometres of which forms the suburb's eastern border, separating it from Heatherbrae and Tomago in the Port Stephens local government area.
Tomago, New South Wales
Tomago is a combined industrial/semi-rural suburb of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is located just north of the Hunter River and west of the body of water known as Fullerton Cove. Tomago means "sweet water" in the local Aboriginal language.
Fletcher, New South Wales
Fletcher is an outer western suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located 16 kilometres from Newcastle's central business district on the western edge of the City of Newcastle local government area.
Lenaghan, New South Wales
Lenaghan is an outer northwestern suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located 20 kilometres from Newcastle's central business district. It is part of the City of Newcastle local government area.
Maryland, New South Wales
Maryland is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located 14 kilometres from Newcastle's central business district. It is part of the City of Newcastle local government area. Maryland has two public and one private school, a skatepark and a shopping complex. Maryland lies on the 230 government bus route
Shortland, New South Wales
Shortland is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located 12 kilometres from Newcastle's central business district. It is part of the City of Newcastle local government area and was named after Lt. John Shortland, master's mate of the Sirius, the escorting vessel to the First Fleet.
Tomago aluminium smelter
The Tomago aluminium smelter is located at Tomago, New South Wales, Australia, approximately 13 km West of Newcastle. It is a major industrial site in the Port Stephens LGA. The smelter has a production capacity of 520,000 tonnes of aluminium (ingot, billet and slab) per year. It is operated by Tomago Aluminium Company, a joint venture owned by: Rio Tinto Alcan, 51.55% Gove Aluminium Finance Ltd, 36.05% (owned 70% by CSR Limited and 30% by AMP Limited) Hydro Aluminium, 12.40%
Hunter Estuary Wetlands
The Hunter Estuary Wetlands comprise a group of associated wetlands at and near the mouth of the Hunter River in the city of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. Some 30 km of the wetlands has been recognised as being of international importance by designation under the Ramsar Convention. It was listed on 21 February 1984 as Ramsar site 287. A larger area of the wetlands has been identified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area (IBA).
Newcastle Motordrome
Newcastle Motordrome was a Dirt track racing venue located on the Old Punt Road in Tomago, New South Wales, just north of the Hunter River and 12 kilometres north of the city of Newcastle. The ¼-mile speedway operated from its opening in 1977 until it was sold in 2002. The site of the Motordrome is now warehouses and light industrial factories.
Forgacs Shipyard Tomago
Forgacs Shipyard is a shipbuilding company located at Tomago, New South Wales on the Hunter River. The shipyard was opened in 1957 by John Laverick at Carrington and was known as Carrington Slipways. By 1972, the business required larger premises and moved to Tomago. The shipyard was bought by Forgacs Engineering in 1997.