Named after the city of Newcastle which was named by Governor King in 1804.
Area and Location Description:
Newcastle covers an area of approximately 354 sq km from Williamtown, Heatherbrae and Thornton in the north, Lenaghan in the west to Kotara and Adamstown Heights in the south. The main suburbs include Adamstown, Birmingham Gardens, Broadmeadow, Carrington, Cooks Hill, Hamilton, Heatherbrae, Islington, Mayfield, Merewether, Newcastle, New Lambton, Sandgate, Shortland, Stockton, The Junction, Tighes Hill, Waratah, Wickham, Williamtown and parts of Adamstown Heights, Lambton, Jesmond, Kotara, Salt Ash, Thornton and Wallsend.
Products/industries of the area:
Ship-building and repairs, transport equipment, tourism, tertiary education, food-processing, railway goods, chemicals and heavy engineering. Newcastle is the second largest city in NSW and is a busy port, handling imports and exports.
First proclaimed/election:
1900/1901
Demographic rating:
Provincial
Members:
Grierson, S (ALP) 2001–
Morris, A (ALP) 1983–2001
Jones, C K (ALP) 1958–1983
Watkins, D O (FLP/ALP) 1935–1958
Watkins, D (ALP/FLP) 1901–1935
