Maryland is a
suburb
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of
Newcastle Newcastle usually refers to:
*Newcastle upon Tyne, a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England
*Newcastle-under-Lyme, a town in Staffordshire, England
*Newcastle, New South Wales, a metropolitan area in Australia, named after Newcastle ...
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New South Wales
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Australia
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, located from Newcastle's
central business district
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. It is part of the
City of Newcastle
The City of Newcastle is a local government area in the Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia. The City of Newcastle incorporates much of the area of the Newcastle metropolitan area.
The Lord Mayor of City of Newcastle Council is Counci ...
local government area
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.
Maryland has two public and one private school, a Baptist church, a skate-park and a shopping complex. Originally an agricultural area since the 1970s started to become more developed which has an outlook of the wetlands.
Education
* Located at 51 T Bell Maryland Primary is a government co ed primary school
* Located at 295 Maryland Drive Glendore Public is a government co ed primary school
Heritage listings
Maryland has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
* 79 Callan Avenue:
Thomas Family Grave
References
Suburbs of Newcastle, New South Wales
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