Seahampton, New South Wales
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Seahampton is a hamlet situated north of West Wallsend, New South Wales
, Australia
, located 21 kilometres (13 mi) west of the city of Newcastle
's central business district
and west of the Sydney-Newcastle Freeway
. It is regarded as a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie local government area
.
Seahampton's origins are in coal mining. Seaham No. 1 Colliery was opened here on 6 March 1890 by the Monkwearmouth Coal Company which was reformed and renamed the Seaham Coal Company Ltd., in 1896. The shaft was 460 feet (140.2 m) deep and serviced the Borehole seam which here was about five feet nine inches thick.
Its peak production was 1,450 tons per day and the coal was shipped via the company's private railway to the New South Wales Government line at Cockle Creek Junction
.
The colliery closed on 7 July 1932, during the Great Depression
, and never re-opened.
The township of Seahampton was surveyed in 1889 to provide homesites for colliery employees.
New South Wales
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, Australia
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, located 21 kilometres (13 mi) west of the city of Newcastle
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...
's central business district
Central business district
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and west of the Sydney-Newcastle Freeway
Sydney-Newcastle Freeway
The Sydney-Newcastle Freeway is a stretch of motorway linking Sydney to the Central Coast, Newcastle and Hunter regions of New South Wales. It is part of the AusLink road corridor between Sydney and Brisbane, carrying the route designation....
. It is regarded as a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie local government area
Local Government Areas of New South Wales
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.
Its peak production was 1,450 tons per day and the coal was shipped via the company's private railway to the New South Wales Government line at Cockle Creek Junction
Cockle Creek railway station, New South Wales
-Transport links:Newcastle Buses runs one route via Cockle Creek railway station:*Route 363 - Between Belmont and Newcastle Station.Toronto Bus Services runs two routes via Cockle Creek railway station:*Route 270 - Between Industries and Toronto West....
.
The colliery closed on 7 July 1932, during the Great Depression
Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s...
, and never re-opened.
The township of Seahampton was surveyed in 1889 to provide homesites for colliery employees.