| Wickham Newcastle, New South Wales |
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| Population: | 893 (2006 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 2293 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 0.7 km² (0.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 3 km (2 mi) WNW of Newcastle | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Newcastle | ||||||||||||
| Parish: | Newcastle | ||||||||||||
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| Federal Division: | Newcastle | ||||||||||||
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Wickham is an inner suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from Newcastle's central business district.
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Origin
Wickham which was a Misspelling of Whickham, a suburb of Newcastle-on-Tyne in the north of England. Means village by the creek. Wickham was proclaimed a Municipality in the NSW Government Gazette, 27 February 1871[1], largely by the efforts of James Hannell, who became Wickham's first mayor.[2].
Railway
Wickham railway station opened 2 Sep 1936[3] on CityRail's Newcastle and Central Coast line and Hunter line. The railway line is part of the Newcastle-Maitland line, the first section of the Main North line from Sydney to the New England region, opened in 1857.[4]
Gallery
 Wickham Public School was build in 1904 and based on the Edwardian style of building. |
 The former infants school was built in 1892, employing elements of the Victorian Gothic and Italianate style. |
 The former Wickham council chambers. Erected in 1889. Now used as the Wickham Pre-School |
References
- ^ Council History
- ^ Australian Dictionary of Biography (Online Edition)
- ^ Station Names. Date of opening, closing and/or change of name. Public Transport Commission of New South Wales. Administrative Branch (Archives Section) (3rd ed.). February 1979 [1965]. p. 15.
- ^ "Newcastle Branch". www.nswrail.net. http://www.nswrail.net/lines/show.php?name=NSW:newcastle. Retrieved on 2006-11-23.
External links
- Wickham, New South Wales is at coordinates 32°55′26″S 151°45′36″E / 32.924°S 151.76°ECoordinates: 32°55′26″S 151°45′36″E / 32.924°S 151.76°E
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