Broadmeadow, New South Wales

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Broadmeadow
Newcastle,  New South Wales
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Broadmeadow
Broadmeadow, New South Wales
Coordinates 32°54′54″S151°44′06″E / 32.915°S 151.735°E / -32.915; 151.735
Population1,688 (SAL 2021) [1]
Established1880s
Postcode(s) 2292
Elevation10 m (33 ft)
Area2 km2 (0.8 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s) City of Newcastle
Parish Newcastle
State electorate(s) Newcastle
Federal division(s) Newcastle
Suburbs around Broadmeadow:
Waratah Georgetown Hamilton North
New Lambton Broadmeadow Hamilton
New Lambton Adamstown Hamilton South

Broadmeadow is a locality in the Hunter region of the Australian state of New South Wales. [2] It is the geographic centre of the Newcastle city and suburban area. [3] Its main commercial hub is located at the "Nineways". [4] The locality is also home to the main depot and production site of the railway company UGL Rail, the Broadmeadow Rail Depot. At the 2021 census, it had a population of approximately 1,688. [5]

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History

Origins

Broadmeadow was originally part of the Newcastle Pasturage Reserve of 648 hectares. It developed around the Great Northern Railway, the road to Newcastle's western suburbs and the construction of the Sydney to Newcastle Railway in the 1880s. [4]

Nineways is a major intersection at Broadmeadow, originally constructed as a landscaped garden in the centre of a roundabout at the intersection of nine roads/tramlines that converge there, [4] the area was later reconstructed to have a set of traffic lights connected to only four roads. The other roads that accessed the roundabout were variously partly or fully closed off.[ citation needed ]

At Nineways stood the Century Theatre, rebuilt by Hoyts Theatres after World War II, with vast foyers on two floors and seating 1600, as one of Newcastle's premier theatres for stage and screen. It was often a venue for symphony orchestra concerts after the closure of the city's Victoria Theatre, but the exodus from cinemas because of television caused its closure in the early 1970s.[ citation needed ] It was said to have sustained severe structural damage during the 1989 earthquake, and was subsequently quickly demolished, amidst great controversy.[ citation needed ]

Railways

The Broadmeadow railway station is situated close by and, before the construction of the Newcastle Interchange at Wickham, was once considered as the site for Newcastle's official transport interchange following truncation of the Newcastle railway line. Between Adamstown and Broadmeadow railway stations there is a large marshalling yard that opened in 1938. Adjoining this marshalling yard was Broadmeadow Locomotive Depot which was the second largest steam locomotive depot in the state, and served the last mainline steam locomotives in service on the New South Wales Government Railways in 1973. [6] The depot was then used for the stabling & servicing of Diesel locomotives until the depot was closed in 1994. [7]

Facilities

There are two high schools in Broadmeadow: Hunter School of Performing Arts, whose students have to pass a performance trial, and Merewether High School. The latter is the only academically selective secondary school in the Newcastle region.[ citation needed ]

Broadmeadow is home to the Newcastle Regional Showground, which holds the Newcastle Show and has the Newcastle Entertainment Centre, which hosts concerts and other large-scale performances. The Hunter Pirates basketball team previously played home games at the Entertainment Centre before being relocated to Singapore.[ citation needed ]

District Park within Broadmeadow has been the base of the Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter Service since 1973.[ citation needed ]

Broadmeadow contains the Broadmeadow Racecourse, [8] situated in Darling Street. [9]

Broadmeadow Shopping Centre (formerly known as Newcastle Central) has a Spar supermarket and is complemented by ten speciality shops.[ citation needed ]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census, there were 1,688 people in Broadmeadow. 78.5% of people were born in Australia and 81.5% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 50.4, Catholic 16.6% and Anglican 8.2%. [5]

Heritage listings

Broadmeadow has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

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References

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  2. ↑ "Broadmeadow Place Strategy". Have Your Say Newcastle. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  3. ↑ "Broadmedow". City of Newcastle. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 Newcastle City Council, About Newcastle Archived 2 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  5. 1 2 "2021 Broadmeadow, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". abs.gov.au. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  6. ↑ Groves, Ken et al (1994), The 60 Class, New South Wales Rail Transport Museum ISBN   0-909862-33-8
  7. ↑ "Remember When" Railway Digest February 1995 page 45
  8. ↑ Staff, P. G. R. (19 March 2020). "Newcastle Racecourse Details & Map | Newcastle Jockey Club". www.progroupracing.com.au. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  9. ↑ "Newcastle Racecourse". Newcastle Racecourse. 16 March 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  10. ↑ "Premiers and Railway Commissioners Rail Car Collection". New South Wales State Heritage Register . Department of Planning & Environment. H01650. Retrieved 18 May 2018. CC BY icon.svg Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence .
  11. ↑ "Broadmeadow Railway Locomotive Depot". New South Wales State Heritage Register . Department of Planning & Environment. H01100. Retrieved 18 May 2018. CC BY icon.svg Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence .
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