Eraring 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, New South Wales, Australia, and is located on the western shore of
Lake Macquarie
The City of Lake Macquarie is a Local government in Australia, 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 ...
and north of the town of
Morisset.
History
The area's name is
Aboriginal in origin and means "that which gleams or glitters".
Eraring was renamed Newport in the hope that a port facility would be built there, but this never happened. Some farming was established. Dr. Leighton Jones, who was known as the Monkey Doctor because he conducted rejuvenation operations using monkey glands, moved into the area in the 1930s. A public school opened in 1924, however, it was shutdown at the start of 2015 due to a lack of students.
[
Construction began on ]Eraring Power Station
Eraring Power Station is a coal-fired power station consisting of four 720 MW Toshiba steam driven turbo-alternators for a combined capacity of 2,880 MW. The station is located near the township of Dora Creek, on the western shore of Lake Macqua ...
in 1975. It was completed in 1984. Most of the workers live in the surrounding area rather than in Eraring itself.[
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References
External links
History of Eraring
Suburbs of Lake Macquarie
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