Swansea_Heads

Swansea Heads, New South Wales

Swansea Heads, New South Wales

Suburb of Greater Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

Swansea Heads is a locality on the Swansea peninsula between Lake Macquarie and the Pacific Ocean in New South Wales, Australia. It is part of Greater Newcastle, City of Lake Macquarie local government area.

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History

The Aboriginal people, in this area, the Awabakal, were the first people of this land.[2]

Aboriginal middens were excavated in the area in 1972.[3]

In May 2014 sinkholes appeared near houses due to subsidence into the abandoned Swansea coal mine.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Swansea Heads". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 July 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. [2]
    "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people". Lake Macquarie City Council. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  3. [3]
    Excavation of Swansea Heads midden
  4. [4]
    'Second sinkhole opens up in Swansea', Newcastle Herald, 28 May 2014.


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