Salt Ash is a rural suburb of the
Port Stephens local government areas
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The ph ...
in the
Hunter Region
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of
New South Wales
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,
Australia
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.
Newcastle
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and Nelson Bay Nelson Bay may refer to:
*Nelson Bay, New South Wales
Nelson Bay is a significant township of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is located on a bay of the same name on the southern ...
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 Newcastle ( by road) in the local government area of Port Stephens, in New South Wales, Australia. The base serves as the headquarters to both ...
for training purposes.[
The southern border of Salt Ash is occupied entirely by ]Stockton Beach
Stockton Beach is located north of the Hunter River (New South Wales), Hunter River in New South Wales, Australia. It is long and stretches from Stockton, New South Wales, Stockton, to Anna Bay. Over many years Stockton Beach has been the site ...
. There is a 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
Mosquitoes, the Culicidae, are a Family (biology), family of small Diptera, flies consisting of 3,600 species. The word ''mosquito'' (formed by ''Musca (fly), mosca'' and diminutive ''-ito'') is Spanish and Portuguese for ''little fly''. Mos ...
broke up in flight over the firing range, killing both crew members.
Notes
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