Salt Ash is a rural suburb of the
Port Stephens local government areas
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in the
Hunter Region
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of
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Newcastle Newcastle usually refers to:
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and Nelson Bay Nelson Bay may refer to:
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*Nelson Bay, Tasmania
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*Nelson Bay Cave
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but is largely undeveloped, partly because it is the location of the Salt Ash Air Weapons Range which is used by pilots from RAAF Base Williamtown
RAAF Base Williamtown is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) military air base located north of the coastal city of Newcastle ( by road) in the local government area of Port Stephens, in New South Wales, Australia. The base serves as the h ...
for training purposes.[
The southern border of Salt Ash is occupied entirely by ]Stockton Beach
Stockton Beach is located north of the Hunter River in New South Wales, Australia. It is long and stretches from Stockton, to Anna Bay. Over many years Stockton Beach has been the site of numerous shipwrecks and aircraft crash sites. In Worl ...
. There is co-ed government primary school called Salt Ash Public School located on 4 Salt Ash Avenue.
Tourism
Oakvale Farm & Fauna World is a local tourist attraction.
World War II aircraft crashes
On 14 April 1943 a RAAF
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Supermarine Spitfire
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made a forced landing at the "Oaklands" property near Salt Ash.
On 31 January 1945 a RAAF Mosquito
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broke up in flight over the firing range, killing both crew members.
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References
External links
Salt Ash at Australian Explorer
Oakvale Farm & Fauna World website
{{Suburbs of Port Stephens
Suburbs of Port Stephens Council
Beaches of New South Wales