South Maitland (South Maitland)
South Maitland is an inner city suburb in the City of Maitland in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is located immediately south of the New England Highway and Main North railway line, which separate the suburb from the Maitland central business district. Pedestrian overpasses are provided to cross the highway allowing access to both High Street and Maitland stations from South Maitland. The suburb contains a mixture of parkland, rural and residential development, with a population of 471 in 2016.
A number of community recreation and sporting facilities are maintained in Maitland Park, set amongst landscaped gardens and examples of Victorian architecture, including a croquet lawn, tennis courts, a bowling club, cricket pitches and an Olympic swimming pool. The park is also home to the Maitland War Memorial and an all-access playground catering to children with disabilities.
The Maitland Showgrounds on Blomfield Street hosts the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association's annual show, the Maitland leg of the annual Groovin' the Moo music festival as well as farmer's markets and other special events.
A number of community recreation and sporting facilities are maintained in Maitland Park, set amongst landscaped gardens and examples of Victorian architecture, including a croquet lawn, tennis courts, a bowling club, cricket pitches and an Olympic swimming pool. The park is also home to the Maitland War Memorial and an all-access playground catering to children with disabilities.
The Maitland Showgrounds on Blomfield Street hosts the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association's annual show, the Maitland leg of the annual Groovin' the Moo music festival as well as farmer's markets and other special events.
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The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south east Asia approximately 65,000 years ago, during the last ice age. Arriving by sea, they settled the continent and had formed approximately 250 distinct language groups by the time of European settlement, maintaining some of the longest known continuing artistic and religious traditions in the world. Australia's written history commenced with the European maritime exploration of Australia. The Dutch navigator Willem Janszoon was the first known European to reach Australia, in 1606. In 1770, the British explorer James Cook mapped and claimed the east coast of Australia for Great Britain, and the First Fleet of British ships arrived at Sydney in 1788 to establish the penal colony of New South Wales. The European population grew in subsequent decades, and by the end of the 1850s gold rush, most of the continent had been explored by European settlers and an additional five self-governing British colonies established. Democratic parliaments were gradually established through the 19th century, culminating with a vote for the federation of the six colonies and foundation of the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 January 1901. Australia has since maintained a stable liberal democratic political system and wealthy market economy.
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AUD | Australian dollar | $ | 2 |
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EN | English language |