Blacksmiths is a coastal
suburb
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of the
City of Lake Macquarie
The City of Lake Macquarie is a local government area in Greater Newcastle and part of the Hunter Region in New South Wales, Australia. It was proclaimed a city from 7 September 1984. The area is situated adjacent to the city of Newcastle and is ...
in
New South Wales
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,
Australia
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adjacent to the
Pacific Ocean
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south of
Newcastle Newcastle usually refers to:
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*Newcastle-under-Lyme, a town in Staffordshire, England
*Newcastle, New South Wales, a metropolitan area in Australia, named after Newcastle ...
's
central business district
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, between the suburbs of
Belmont and
Swansea
Swansea (; cy, Abertawe ) is a coastal city and the second-largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Swansea ( cy, links=no, Dinas a Sir Abertawe).
The city is the twenty-fifth largest in ...
Facilities
Within Blacksmiths are Blacksmiths Beach and the southern section of Nine Mile Beach, the Blacksmiths Nature Reserve, a primary school, soccer club and caravan park.
References
External links
History of Blacksmiths(Lake Macquarie City Library)
Suburbs of Lake Macquarie
Populated places established in 1948
1948 establishments in Australia
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