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NEWCASTLE
Federal House of Representatives
The information on this page was obtained from Australian Electoral Commission publications and the Australian Bureau of Statistics and was correct at February 2008.
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| Current Member
| Sharon Joy GRIERSON |
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| Current Party
| Australian Labor Party |
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| Description
| Provincial |
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| Location
| Newcastle covers an area from Williamtown, Heatherbrae, Millers Forest and Thornton in the north, Lenaghan in the west to Kotara and Adamstown Heights in the south. The main suburbs include Adamstown, Birmingham Gardens, Broadmeadow, Carrington, Cooks Hill, Hamilton, Heatherbrae, Islington, Lambton, Mayfield, Merewether, Newcastle, New Lambton, Sandgate, Shortland, Stockton, The Junction, Tighes Hill, Waratah, Wickham, Williamtown and parts of Adamstown Heights, Jesmond, Kotara, Maryland, Millers Forest, Salt Ash, Thornton and Wallsend. |
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| Origin
| Newcastle was named after the port of Newcastle which was sighted and recorded by Captain Cook in 1770 and settled in the late 18th century. Newcastle was first proclaimed in 1900. The first election was held for the Division in 1901. |
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| Products/Industries
| Ship-building and repairs, transport equipment, tourism, tertiary education, food processing, railway goods, chemicals and heavy engineering. Newcastle is the second largest city in NSW and is a busy port, handling imports and exports. |
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| State
| NSW |
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| Area
| 335 sq kms (approx) |
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| Population
| 129,089 as at 2006 |
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| Enrolled Electors
| 93,644 as at 30/11/07 |
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