| Edgeworth Greater Newcastle, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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  Edgeworth | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°54′54″S151°37′05″E / 32.915°S 151.618°E /-32.915; 151.618 | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 6,401 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 941/km2 (2,438/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2285 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 10 m (33 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 6.8 km2 (2.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | City of Lake Macquarie | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Teralba | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Cessnock | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Hunter | ||||||||||||||
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Edgeworth is asuburb ofGreater Newcastle,City of Lake Macquarielocal government area inNew South Wales,Australia, located 18 kilometres (11 mi) west ofNewcastle'scentral business district.
This area was traditionally occupied by theAwabakal people.[2]
Edgeworth was originally known as Cocked Hat Creek in the 1870s and early 1880s. It was renamed to Young Wallsend in 1885.[3] TheYoung Wallsend Coal Company opened acolliery in 1890.[4] The colliery ceased operations in the early 1900s, and the site was bulldozed in 1992 to build a housing estate.[5]
The Traveller's Rest Hotel (now Edgeworth Tavern) opened in the 1890s.[5]
The firstpost office opened in February 1891.[6]
Young Wallsend School (now Edgeworth Public School) opened in April 1891.[6] The schoolteacher's residence is heritage listed.[7]
St Ann's Church was erected in 1910.[8] It was situated on Main Road, but was relocated or demolished some time after April 1991.[5]
The firsttram line was opened in 1910, connectingGlendale toWest Wallsend via Main Road. The line was closed in 1930. A tramway from Brush Creek toSpeers Point was opened in 1912. The Speers Point Service was closed in the 1920s, but a shuttle service continued to run between Cockle Creek Station and Speers Point during holidays. The lines were never electrified, and the tram rails were removed in 1935.[9]
Salty Creek, also known as Sandy Bottom, was home to the Salty Creek Recreational Area in the early 1900s. It held the headquarters of the West Wallsend Swimming Club, who hosted swimming carnivals attended by local clubs. The area lost popularity in the 1940s, partly due to pollution.[10]
The former Salty Creek Recreational Area became the Salty Creek Speedway in 1958. The site closed in the 1970s.[11]
Salty Creek Public School (now Edgeworth Heights Public School) opened in January 1958.[6]
Piped sewage was connected in 1959.[6]
In December 1960, Young Wallsend adopted its present name in honour of the geologistSir Tannatt William Edgeworth David who, arriving in New South Wales in 1882, pioneered geological surveying of the coal seams in the Hunter Valley.[6]
The HawkinsMasonic Village was opened in 1972.[6]
Edgeworth has three schools: Edgeworth Public School, Edgeworth Heights Public School, and St. Benedict's Primary School.
Edgeworth is home to theEdgeworth Eaglessoccer club and the Sugar ValleyNetball Club. The Edgeworth Sport and Rec Club providesbowls.
The Lake Macquarie Live Steam Locomotive Society has been runningmodel steam trains in Edgeworth since 1969.[12]
