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Suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Hill is an inner city, residential suburb of Newcastle, in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia, located immediately south of Newcastle's central business district.[2][6] The Hill is filled with historic Victorian terraces and is the site of a historic convict prison block.[citation needed] As of January 2021, the average house price in The Hill was A$1.92m.[7]
The Hill Newcastle, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Beacon Tower, originally 7 m (23 ft) high was extended to 20 m (66 ft) in 1877 after the light had been obscured by the erection of a Wesley Parsonage. | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 32°55′54″S 151°46′34″E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 1,943 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 3,335/km2 (8,640/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2300 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 0.63 km2 (0.2 sq mi)Note1 | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | AEDT (UTC+11) | ||||||||||||||
Location | |||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | City of Newcastle[2] | ||||||||||||||
Region | Hunter[2] | ||||||||||||||
County | Northumberland[3] | ||||||||||||||
Parish | Newcastle[3] | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Newcastle[4] | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Newcastle[5] | ||||||||||||||
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The Aboriginal people, in this area, the Awabakal, were the previous people of this land.[8] The Hill was first known as Church Hill then Prospect Hill.[9] It was one of the earliest settled areas of Newcastle and the site of the first town plan laid out by Henry Dangar in 1823.[9] The first railway was located there, starting at AA Coy's A Pit just off Church Street[10]
The site was originally used as a mine with two engines creating coal fired stream.[10] A series of four homes in San Francisco style.[10] They are timber houses designed by Frederick B Menkins and built by G.W Brewer in 1904.[10] Each house has 4 bedrooms and bathroom is the last selling for $1,725,00.[11]
The Hill has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
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