Argenton, New South Wales
- Argenton, New South Wales
Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Argenton
city = Lake Macquarie
state = nsw
caption =
lga = City of Lake Macquarie
postcode = 2284
pop = 1337 (2006 census)
area = 1.6
est = 1838
parish = Kahibah
stategov = Wallsend
fedgov = Charlton
dist1 = 16
dir1 = W
location1= Newcastle
near-nw = Edgeworth
near-n = Elermore Vale
near-ne = Elermore Vale
near-w = Edgeworth
near-e = Glendale
near-sw = Teralba
near-s = Boolaroo
near-se = Cardiff
Argenton is a suburb of the city of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia. It is located convert|16|km|mi|0|lk=on west of the Newcastle's central business district in Lake Macquarie's West Ward.
History
Lead smelting commenced in the area in 1898. A public school opened in 1897, but was closed six years later. Another school opened in 1953. The Newcastle Mines Rescue Station opened in 1927. The Waratah Golf Club was formed in 1901 and is the oldest golf club in Newcastle.
External links
* [http://www.lakemac.infohunt.nsw.gov.au/library/lhist/suburb/lmp&p/argenton.htm History of Argenton]
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