Wickham, New South Wales
Wickham Newcastle, New South Wales |
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Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||||||||||||
Population | 952 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 1,360/km2 (3,520/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2293 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 0.7 km2 (0.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Location | 3 km (2 mi) WNW of Newcastle | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | City of Newcastle | ||||||||||||||
Parish | Newcastle | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Newcastle | ||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | 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.
Origin
Wickham which was a Misspelling of Whickham, a suburb of Newcastle upon Tyne in the north of England. Means village by the creek. Wickham was proclaimed a Municipality in the NSW Government Gazette, 27 February 1871,[2] largely by the efforts of James Hannell, who became Wickham's first mayor.[3]
Transport
Wickham railway station was served by NSW TrainLink's Central Coast & Newcastle 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] It closed on 25 December 2014, when the Newcastle line was truncated to Hamilton to allow construction of the Newcastle Light Rail line.[5] A new Wickham Transport Interchange will be built which will connect with the Newcastle Light Rail.[6][7] Pending the building of the new interchange and light rail Wickham is served by Newcastle Buses & Ferries route 110 between Hamilton and Newcastle stations via Wickham and Civic replacing the railway service - train fares apply if transferring to or from a train.[8]
Sport
Wickham is a well represented in the Newcastle cricket competitions. The local district team is known as the HamWicks (a combination of the suburbs Hamilton and Wickham). The suburb is also well represented in the City and Suburban Cricket competition. There are three teams in this competition all of which are sponsored by a local pub called 'The Lass O'Gowrie Hotel', the standout team of course being The Lass O'Gowrie All Star Warriors who are well known for their perfect run in the 2010/2011 season. They were also voted Newcastle's best looking cricket team.
Gallery
References
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- ↑ Council History
- ↑ Australian Dictionary of Biography (Online Edition)
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- ↑ Last train leaves Newcastle station Newcastle Herald 26 December 2014
- ↑ Wickham Transport Interchange Transport for NSW July 2014
- ↑ Revitalisation of Newcastle CBD continues as Wickham interchange gets the green light Transport for NSW 14 November 2014
- ↑ Upcoming transport changes in Newcastle Transport Info NSW 8 December 2014.