| 词条 | Georgetown, New South Wales |
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| type = suburb | name = Georgetown | city = Newcastle | state = nsw | image = | caption = | lga = City of Newcastle | postcode = 2298 | pop = 1960 | pop_year = {{CensusAU|2016}} | pop_footnotes = [1] | 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}} from Newcastle's central business district. It is part of the City of Newcastle local government area. OriginsGeorgetown is named after George Moate, as is Moate Street in the centre of the suburb. Moate acquired land in the general area of Georgetown in 1853, which he subdivided into an estate.[2] Georgetown began as a residential area for workers from industries like the Copper Smelting Works (Goninans) located nearby. By 1880, Georgetown was already described as a prosperous village.[3] TodayGeorgetown is a residential area that has good accessibility to local services such as transport, schools and shops.[3] References1. ^{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC11603|name=Georgetown (State Suburb)|accessdate=9 February 2018|quick=on}} {{Coord|-32.898|151.735|format=dms|type:city_region:AU-NSW|display=title}}{{City of Newcastle suburbs}}{{NewcastleNSW-geo-stub}}2. ^Hunter Valley Place Names and their Meanings 3. ^1 Newcastle City Council, Discover our Suburbs 1 : Suburbs of Newcastle, New South Wales |
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