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168: 733: 152: 665: 498:, with the Lymington (1882) and South Wallsend (1884, later renamed Cardiff) collieries both starting production in the vicinity of the current Cardiff South. The other was the decision to construct the Sydney to Newcastle railway, which led to a navvies camp being established at Winding Creek in 1883, and work continuing through most of the rest of the decade. The line originally ran close to current Myall Rd, however the gradient from Cardiff up to 31: 175: 490:
The first grant to a white settler in the Cardiff area was a parcel of 2,560 acres (10.4 km) to George Weller in 1833, stretching west of the current Macquarie Road to Argenton and Cockle Creek. Other selections were taken up by individual settlers from 1862 to the east of the Weller grant. The
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Around half of that industrial estate is accessible only via one section of Munibung Road, a two-lane road between two T-intersections (Torrens Avenue and Mitchell Road) which experience frequent crashes. The intersection of Munibung Road with Macquarie Road and Myall Road is the main access point
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Cardiff is home to two government primary schools, a Catholic primary school and a government high school. It has its own commercial centre with a post office, pub (hotel), real estate agencies, take-away shops, a record store, two opportunity stores, numerous hairdressers and two supermarkets.
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For a short period in the 1880s Lymington became the popular name for the whole Cardiff area, supplanting Winding Creek, however it fell foul of the postal authorities, because of its similarity to another, established locality name. There were a number of
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shopping centre. The proposal also includes the construction of a new railway station for access to the industrial estate and the Glendale shopping centre. The proposal is ready to proceed but has been awaiting state government funding for several years.
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Two carparks are provided on the southern side of the railway station. A small carpark is located directly alongside the southbound track, while a larger carpark is located down another steep staircase. Both carparks are also accessible by lifts.
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The suburb is home to two government primary schools, Cardiff Public School and Cardiff North Public School; a government secondary school, Cardiff High School; and a Catholic primary school, St. Kevin's Primary School.
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A proposal exists for the extension of Pennant Street over the railway line to a roundabout connecting to Main Road near Glendale Drive and to the end of Stockland Drive inside the
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locality became known as Winding Creek after the stream which wound its way from south-east to north-west across the central valley of the area.
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Cardiff is a major employment area thanks to the Cardiff Industrial Estate, which is the highest employing area in the Hunter region.
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settlers living in the area, and on the suggestion of one of them, James Edwards, the name Cardiff was chosen after the capital of
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proved too steep for the trains of the period, and the line was relocated to the present position a few years after it was opened.
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Cardiff High School, opened in late 1962, is a public secondary school located at 30 Boronia Street in Cardiff serving Cardiff,
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This article is about the place in New South Wales, Australia. For the city in (old) South Wales, United Kingdom, see
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The Cardiff Shopping Centre features a liquor store, newsagency, bakery, sushi cafe, hairdresser, and travel agency.
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Cricket (Warners Bay–Cardiff Junior Cricket Club, Cardiff–Boolaroo District Cricket Club, Ulinga Cricket Club)
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Cardiff has a small shopping centre, as well as numerous small specialty stores. There are two supermarkets.
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In the latter part of the 19th century two factors attracted people to the Winding Creek area. One was
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site, connecting through the new light industrial and residential development to T C Frith Avenue in
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86.0% of people were born in Australia. The next most common country of birth was England at 1.7%.
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The most common responses for religion were No Religion 32.5%, Catholic 20.7% and Anglican 20.1%.
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for the entire industrial estate and suffers from some of the most severe congestion in the
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passes through Cardiff to the north of the industrial estate and commercial centre.
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.0% of the population.
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is located on Main Road up a steep hill from the commercial centre.
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In 2021 Munibung Road was extended through the redeveloped former
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It is located 17 kilometres (11 mi) west-southwest of
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Suburb of Greater Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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Cardiff has sporting clubs for the following sports:
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Cardiff is located in the Hunter-Central Coast Region
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32°55′55″S 151°39′04″E / 32.932°S 151.651°E / -32.932; 151.651
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