How we grew - development of suburbs
SUBURB | FIRST LAND GRANTS | FIRST SUBDIVISIONS | FIRST SCHOOL | FIRST POST OFFICE |
---|---|---|---|---|
Arcadia Vale | 1878 | 1922 | ||
Argenton | 1838 | 1841 | ||
Awaba | 1891 | 1899 | ||
Balcolyn | 1881 | 1889 | ||
Balmoral | 1920 | |||
Barnsley | 1880 | 1865 | 1907 | |
Belmont | 1825 | 1873 | 1877 | |
Blackalls Park | Before 1870 | 1883 | 1952 | 1923 |
Blacksmiths | 1948 | 1962 | 1937 | |
Bolton Point | 1833 | 1943 | ||
Bonnells Bay | 1884 | 1886 | 1912 | |
Boolaroo | 1839 | 1896 | 1897 | 1901 |
Booragul | 1829 | 1908 | 1955 | 1953 |
Brightwaters | 1859 | 1913 | 1963 | |
Buttaba | 1920 | |||
Cameron Park | 1905 | |||
Cardiff | 1833 | 1875 | 1891 | 1891 |
Carey Bay | 1891 | 1921 | ||
Catherine Hill Bay | 1865 | 1875 | 1890 | 1874 |
Caves Beach | 1867 | 1935 | 1968 | |
Charlestown | 1873 | 1876 | 1879 | 1877 |
Coal Point | 1829 | 1891 | 1955 | 1946 |
Cooranbong | 1826 | 1861 | 1861 | 1866 |
Croudace Bay | 1869 | |||
Dora Creek | 1838 | 1840 | 1870 | 1887 |
Dudley | 1865 | 1889 | 1892 | 1891 |
Edgeworth | 1874 | 1885 | 1891 | 1891 |
Eleebana | 1918 | |||
Eraring | 1838 | 1840 | 1924 | 1927 |
Fassifern | 1879 | 1881 | 1922 | 1888 |
Fennell Bay | 1882 | 1882 | 1959 | 1947 |
Floraville | 1885 | 1886 | 1967 | |
Garden Suburb | 1872 | 1918 | 1958 | 1959 |
Gateshead | 1851 | 1950 | 1946 | |
Glendale | 1915 | 1949 | 1948 | |
Hillsborough | 1875 | 1876 | 1876-77 | 1876 |
Holmesville | 1895 | 1898 | 1914 | |
Jewells | 1916 | 1977 | ||
Kahibah | 1868 | 1889 | 1938 | 1923 |
Killingworth | 1888 | 1901 | 1891 | 1900 |
Mandalong | 1838 | 1872 | 1884 | |
Marks Point | 1876 | 1902 | 1954 | 1927 |
Marmong Point | 1888 | 1888 | 1933 | |
Martinsville | 1834 | 1878 | 1889 | |
Mirrabooka | 1927 | 1934 | 1936 | |
Morisset | 1887 | 1891 | 1888 | |
Mount Hutton | 1889 | 1921 | 1955 | 1941 |
Nords Wharf | 1924 | 1901 | 1916 | |
Pelican | 1937 | 1938 | 1927 | |
Rathmines | 1882 | 1920 | 1941 | 1940 |
Redhead | 1883 | 1894 | 1908 | 1907 |
Speers Point | 1839 | 1902 | 1957 | 1916 |
Swansea | 1833 | 1863 | 1875 | 1879 |
Teralba | 1830 | 1886 | 1886 | 1885 |
Tingira Heights | 1861 | 1887 | 1966 | |
Toronto | 1829 | 1885 | 1890 | 1889 |
Valentine | c.1860 | 1916 | 1958 | 1947 |
Wangi | 1842 | 1916 | 1920 | 1923 |
Warners Bay | 1839 | 1840 | 1892 | 1927 |
West Wallsend | 1888 | 1886 | 1889 | 1888 |
Whitebridge | 1944 | 1944 | 1927 | |
Windale | 1892 | 1953 | 1951 | |
Wyee | 1839 | 1878 | 1890 |
Reference:
Reids Mistake: the story of Lake Macquarie from it's discovery until 1890, Clouten, Keith, 1967
Nilson, Laurie & Leis, Susan & Noble, Rodney & Lake Macquarie (N.S.W.). Council 1985, Lake Macquarie : past and present, Lake Macquarie City Council, [Boolaroo, N.S.W.]
Clouten, Keith 1967, Reid's mistake : the story of Lake Macquarie from its discovery until 1890, Lake Macquarie Shire Council, [Speers Point, N.S.W.]
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