New Lambton, New South Wales
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New Lambton Newcastle, New South Wales |
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| Coordinates | 32°55′40″S 151°42′39″E / 32.92778°S 151.71083°ECoordinates: 32°55′40″S 151°42′39″E / 32.92778°S 151.71083°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 9,236 (2006 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,679/km2 (4,350/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2305 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 5.5 km2 (2.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | AEDT (UTC+11) | ||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | City of Newcastle | ||||||||||||
| Region | Hunter | ||||||||||||
| County | Northumberland | ||||||||||||
| Parish | Newcastle | ||||||||||||
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| Federal Division(s) | Newcastle | ||||||||||||
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New Lambton is a suburb of Newcastle, in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is located about 6 km (4 mi) west of the Newcastle CBD. It includes two shopping districts, schools and other general facilities. At the 2006 Australian census it had a population of 9,236.
Initially a coal mining township, New Lambton later became a municipality until it was eventually incorporated into Greater Newcastle. The suburb, which is primarily residential, includes a 182 ha (450-acre) nature reserve and a major regional sports centre.
The suburb is irregularly shaped, covering an area of approximately 5.5 km2 (2.1 sq mi). While mainly residential in nature, the entire south-western part of the suburb is occupied by Blackbutt Reserve, a 182 ha (450-acre) nature reserve consisting primarily of natural bushland. The east of the suburb is predominantly level and only a few metres above sea level, but rises to approximately 90 m (300 ft) above mean sea level in the western areas, the highest parts of the suburb being in Blackbutt Reserve.
New Lambton was originally a coal mining township, with the New Lambton Colliery situated to the east across the railway in what is now Adamstown.
On 8 January 1889 New Lambton was incorporated as a Municipality covering 2,560 acres (10 km2).
In 1901 New Lambton had a population of 1,464. The Municipal Council consisted of the following:
The council derived a considerable revenue from the district's largest mine, the Scottish-Australian Coal Mining Company's Lambton Colliery, managed by the three Croudace brothers, Frank, Thomas, & Sydney, which although closer to Lambton fell within the New Lambton municipality. One of the district's principal thoroughfares today is Croudace Street.
The town was free of debt, and had a telegraph office, Council Chambers (erected at a cost of £550), the New Lambton Mechanics Institute, a reading room, fire brigade, public school, good streets and "many signs of advancement". The Member for Kahibah in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, including New Lambton, was Alfred Edden.
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