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| ⚫ | '''Metford''' is a suburb of the city of [[Maitland, New South Wales]], [[Australia]]. |
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| name = Metford |
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| city = {{NSWcity|Maitland}} |
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| pop = 4764 |
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| pop_footnotes = <ref name="abs">{{Census 2016 AUS | id = SSC12592 | name = Metford |accessdate=8 December 2017|quick=on}}</ref> |
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| postcode = 2323 |
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| lga = City of Maitland |
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| region = [[Hunter Region|Hunter]] |
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| stategov = [[Electoral district of Maitland|Maitland]] |
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| fedgov = [[Division of Paterson|Paterson]] |
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| near-n = [[East Maitland, New South Wales|East Maitland]], [[Tenambit, New South Wales|Tenambit]] |
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| near-ne = [[Chisholm, New South Wales|Chisholm]] |
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| near-e = [[Thornton, New South Wales|Thornton]] |
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| near-s = [[Ashtonfield, New South Wales|Ashtonfield]], [[Four Mile Creek, New South Wales|Four Mile Creek]] |
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| near-sw = [[Ashtonfield, New South Wales|Ashtonfield]] |
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| ⚫ | '''Metford''' is a suburb of the city of [[Maitland, New South Wales]], [[Australia]]. It is on the [[New England Highway]] and has a [[Metford railway station|railway station]] on [[NSW TrainLink]]'s [[Hunter railway line|Hunter line]]. The line was opened in 1857, and the station was opened on 17 March 1995.<ref name="railnet">{{cite web |
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| accessdate = 2006-11-22}}</ref><ref name="WarabrookMetford">''Brian Langton MLA'', [http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/la/lapaper.nsf/0/7DA482FA9796A543CA256EEB002D4B7A "Questions and Answers - 491: Railway Station Openings"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140624081951/http://parliament.nsw.gov.au/Prod/la/lapaper.nsf/0/7DA482FA9796A543CA256EEB002D4B7A |date=2014-06-24 }}: [[New South Wales Legislative Assembly]], ''Hansard'', 16 April 1996, p. 1006. Accessed January 7, 2008.</ref> |
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== Education == |
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There are two main schools in Metford, one being Metford Public School, a co-ed government primary school.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Metford Public School|url=https://metford-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=9 September 2020|website=NSW Department of Education}}</ref> and Maitland Christian School, a co-ed Baptist K–12 school.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=home|url=https://www.maitlandcs.nsw.edu.au/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=9 September 2020|website=Maitland Christian School}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 05:17, 11 October 2024
| Metford Maitland, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 4,764 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2323 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Maitland | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Hunter | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Maitland | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Maitland | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Paterson | ||||||||||||||
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Metford is a suburb of the city of Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. It is on the New England Highway and has a railway station on NSW TrainLink's Hunter line. The line was opened in 1857, and the station was opened on 17 March 1995.[2][3]
Education
[edit]There are two main schools in Metford, one being Metford Public School, a co-ed government primary school.[4] and Maitland Christian School, a co-ed Baptist K–12 school.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Metford". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
- ^ "Main North Line". www.nswrail.net. Retrieved 22 November 2006.
- ^ Brian Langton MLA, "Questions and Answers - 491: Railway Station Openings" Archived 2014-06-24 at the Wayback Machine: New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Hansard, 16 April 1996, p. 1006. Accessed January 7, 2008.
- ^ "Metford Public School". NSW Department of Education. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "home". Maitland Christian School. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
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