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Tin Hare Creek (GULLY), NSW Details
Description
A non-perennial watercourse approx. 1.5 km long rising near the intersection of Dudley Road and Hudson Street in the suburb of Whitebridge. Flows generally NE then N into Flaggy Creek.
Origin
Named after the Tin Hare a CPH 17 rail motor used solely on the Belmont to Adamstown line in the lower Hunter. It served the Whitebridge community providing a vital link to the city of Newcastle from May 1967 until April 1971. The Tin Hare was an icon of the area and times. (Source: Lake Macquarie Council).
Tin Hare Creek (GULLY), NSW
| title | Tin Hare Creek (GULLY) |
| additional | |
| state | NSW |
| reference | 82573 |
| placename | Tin Hare Creek |
| designation | GULLY |
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| previous names | |
| lga | LAKE MACQUARIE |
| description | A non-perennial watercourse approx. 1.5 km long rising near the intersection of Dudley Road and Hudson Street in the suburb of Whitebridge. Flows generally NE then N into Flaggy Creek. |
| meaning | |
| origin | Named after the Tin Hare a CPH 17 rail motor used solely on the Belmont to Adamstown line in the lower Hunter. It served the Whitebridge community providing a vital link to the city of Newcastle from May 1967 until April 1971. The Tin Hare was an icon of the area and times. (Source: Lake Macquarie Council). |
| history |
