Arcadia Vale is a
suburb
A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area, which may include commercial and mixed-use, that is primarily a residential area. A suburb can exist either as part of a larger city/urban area or as a separate ...
of the
City of Lake Macquarie in
New South Wales,
Australia
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between the town centres of
Toronto and
Morisset
Morisset ( ;) is a commercial centre and suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie, Central Coast in New South Wales, Australia, and is located west of Lake Macquarie just off the Sydney-Newcastle Freeway. It is also located approximately halfway ...
on the western shore of
Lake Macquarie. It had a population of 1,381 down from 1,518 in 2006.
History
The
Awabakal people are the first people of the area.
Arcadia Vale was subdivided in 1922. During the
Great Depression
The Great Depression (19291939) was an economic shock that impacted most countries across the world. It was a period of economic depression that became evident after a major fall in stock prices in the United States. The economic contagio ...
, many out-of-work miners and their families moved into boatsheds on the waterfront. The first school opened in 1958.
References
External links
History of Arcadia Vale
Suburbs of Lake Macquarie
1878 establishments in Australia
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