Georgetown, New South Wales

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Georgetown
city = Newcastle
state = nsw


caption =
lga = City of Newcastle
postcode = 2298
pop = 1857 (2006 census)
area = 0.8
est =
parish = Newcastle
stategov = Newcastle
fedgov = Newcastle
dist1 = 6
dir1 = WNW
location1= Newcastle
near-nw = Waratah
near-n = Waratah
near-ne = Mayfield
near-w = Waratah
near-e = Islington
near-sw = Waratah
near-s = Broadmeadow
near-se = Hamilton North

Georgetown is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located convert|6|km|mi|0|lk=on from Newcastle's central business district. It is part of the City of Newcastle local government area.

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 [ [http://www1.newcastle.nsw.gov.au/library/placea.cfm?FIRST=g Hunter Valley Place Names and their Meanings] ] . Georgetown began as a residential area for workers from industries like the Copper Smelting Works (Goninans) located near by. By 1880, Georgetown was already described as a prosperous village [http://www.ncc.nsw.gov.au/discover_newcastle/discover_our_suburbs/georgetown Newcastle City Council, Discover our Suburbs] ] .

Today

Georgetown is a residential area that has good accessibility to local services such as transport, schools and shops.

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