Georgetown, New South Wales
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Georgetown is a suburb of Newcastle
, New South Wales
, Australia
, located 6 kilometres (4 mi) from Newcastle's central business district
. It is part of the City of Newcastle
local government area
.
) located nearby. By 1880, Georgetown was already described as a prosperous village.
Newcastle, New South Wales
The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the Australian state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas...
, New South Wales
New South Wales
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, Australia
Australia
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, located 6 kilometres (4 mi) from Newcastle's central business district
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
. It is part of the City of Newcastle
City of Newcastle
Newcastle City Council is a Local Government Area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.-Demographics:According to the Australian Bureau Statistics the City of Newcastle had an estimated resident population of 154,777 as of 30 June 2008...
local government area
Local Government Areas of New South Wales
The local government areas of New South Wales, Australia have been subject to periodic bouts of restructuring and rationalisation by the State Government, involving voluntary and involuntary amalgamation of areas...
.
Origins
Georgetown is named after George Moate. one of the owners of the area who acquired land in the general area of Georgetown in 1853 he then subdivided the estate. Georgetown began as a residential area for workers from industries like the Copper Smelting Works (GoninansUnited Goninan
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) located nearby. By 1880, Georgetown was already described as a prosperous village.