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New Lambton is a suburb of
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, in the
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of
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,
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. It is located about west of the Newcastle
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. It includes two shopping districts, schools and other general facilities. At the
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it had a population of approximately 10,000. Initially a coal mining township, New Lambton later became a municipality until it was eventually incorporated into Greater Newcastle. The suburb, which is primarily residential, includes a nature reserve and a major regional sports centre.


Geography

The suburb is irregularly shaped, covering an area of approximately . While mainly residential in nature, the entire south-western part of the suburb is occupied by Blackbutt Reserve, a nature reserve consisting primarily of natural
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. The east of the suburb is predominantly level and only a few metres above sea level, but rises to approximately
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in the western areas, the highest parts of the suburb being in Blackbutt Reserve.


History

The
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and
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people were the first to live in Newcastle.


Early years

New Lambton was originally a coal mining township, with the New Lambton Colliery situated to the east across the railway in what is now Adamstown. On 8 January 1889 New Lambton was incorporated as a
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covering .


1901

In 1901 New Lambton had a population of 1,464. The municipal council consisted of the following: * Mayor – George Errington * Justice of the Peace *
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– Henry J. Noble *
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– John Williams, Benjamin Bradley, John Butterworth, Charles Dagwell, Richard Lay, Michael Gray, J.P., Joseph Cartright and Alexander Sneddon. The council derived a considerable revenue from the district's largest mine, the Scottish-Australian Coal Mining Company's Lambton Colliery, managed by the three Croudace brothers, Frank, Thomas, & Sydney, which although closer to Lambton fell within the New Lambton municipality. One of the district's principal thoroughfares today is Croudace Street. The town was free of debt, and had a telegraph office, council chambers (erected at a cost of £550), the New Lambton Mechanics Institute, a reading room, fire brigade, public school, and "many signs of advancement". The Member for Kahibah in the
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, including New Lambton, was Alfred Edden.


Later years

In 1938 an act of the
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created the "City of Greater Newcastle", which incorporated eleven municipalities, including New Lambton, into one local government area. During
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, New Lambton Public School was requisitioned by the government and used as No. 2 Fighter Sector Headquarters. In recognition of this, the school was granted permission in 1995 to fly the
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and is the only school in Australia allowed to do so. New Lambton once had an
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cinema, The Savoy, now the New Lambton Community Centre.


Transport

New Lambton is bordered by, or crossed by, various arterial roads. Lookout Road, which joins Croudace Road, borders the suburb to the west. To the east, Lambton Road facilitates access to the Newcastle central business district (CBD). To the south, Carnley Avenue and Northcott Drive provide access to the
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suburbs. The south-east of the suburb is bordered by the Main North Line, where the suburb is serviced by Adamstown railway station.


Blackbutt Reserve

The entire south-western corner of the suburb is occupied by Blackbutt Reserve. The main entrances of the reserve, in Carnley Avenue and Freyberg Street, are approximately by road from the Newcastle CBD. Covering , the reserve is mainly urban bushland, and includes nature trails, wildlife exhibits, children's playgrounds and recreational facilities. The reserve, which is administered by the
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, has over of tracks meandering through open rainforest. There are four main picnic and recreational areas in the reserve, off different entry points: * Black Duck Picnic Area, located off Carnley Avenue; * Richley Reserve Picnic Area, located off Freyberg Street, which was previously the site of the Buchanan Borehole Colliery; * Dead Tree Picnic Area; * and Lily Pond Picnic Area, off the corner of Queens Road and Mahogany Drive.


Sport

New Lambton includes several parks where various sports are played. At the north-eastern corner of the suburb, is the
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, a venue used by the
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's
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and the
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's
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. The suburb is also home to the New Lambton Football Club, the largest football club based on members in Northern NSW and they play games out of Alder Park and Novocastrian Park. New Lambton Football Club traces its origins back to 1896 when Scottish miners from South Lambton first played football, which became an official club in 1917 as returned servicemen came home from the Great War to again work in the mines. Western Suburbs Rugby League and Cricket Club call Harker Oval home.


Education

New Lambton Public is a government co-education primary located on Regent Street. Another government co-educational government school is located on 45 St James Street which is called New Lambton South Public School. There is also a Catholic co-educational primary called St Therese's Primary located on Burke Street.


References


External links

* ; Images
New Lambton Mechanics Institute

Blackbutt Reserve's Lily Pond Picnic Area

Blackbutt Reserve's Richley Reserve Picnic Area
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