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Marathon Stadium
Newcastle International Sports Centre, known as McDonald Jones Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose sports stadium located in Newcastle, Australia. The ground is home to the Newcastle Knights (National Rugby League) and Newcastle Jets FC (A-League). It is owned by the New South Wales Government and is administered by Venues NSW (which consolidates the operations and responsibilities of the former Hunter Region Sporting Venues Authority and other regional sporting venues authorities into one authority managed by one governing board). Due to past sponsorship deals, the ground has been previously known as Marathon Stadium, EnergyAustralia Stadium, Ausgrid Stadium and Hunter Stadium. Newcastle International Sports Centre is also known as Newcastle Stadium when in use during AFC competitions due to conflicting sponsorship reasons. History Work began on the stadium on 1 December 1967, and was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 10 April 1970. It was original ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Lambton, New South Wales
New Lambton is a suburb of Newcastle, in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is located about west of the Newcastle central business district. It includes two shopping districts, schools and other general facilities. At the 2016 Australian census it had a population of approximately 10,000. 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 nature reserve and a major regional sports centre. Geography The suburb is irregularly shaped, covering an area of approximately . While mainly residential in nature, the entire south-western part of the suburb is occupied by Blackbutt Reserve, a 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 above mean sea level in the western areas, the highest parts of the subu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
