Telarah, New South Wales
Telarah is a suburb in the City of Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. The suburb was formerly known as Homeville,[2] however use of this name was abandoned in the 1950s. It is located on the New England Highway and is also the site of a major rail junction, where the North Coast line and the once extensive, privately owned South Maitland Railway system meet the Main North line. A station on the North Coast line opened in 1911[3] and is served by NSW TrainLink's Hunter Line, with services to Newcastle and Dungog. Telarah has its own fire brigade as well as bowling club, supermarket, pharmacy, takeaway shop and newsagents.
| Telarah Maitland, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 2,227 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2320 | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | City of Maitland | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Hunter | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Maitland | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Hunter | ||||||||||||||
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Heritage listings
Telarah has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Junction Street: South Maitland Railway Workshops[5]
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Telarah (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- http://www3.ncc.nsw.gov.au/library/placea.cfm?FIRST=h
- "North Coast Line". www.nswrail.net. Retrieved 23 November 2006.
- "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples". Maitland City Council. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- "South Maitland Railway Workshops". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. H00627. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
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