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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 it has a [[Metford railway station, New South Wales|station]] on [[CityRail]]'s [[Hunter railway line, New South Wales|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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'''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
| title = Main North Line
| title = Main North Line
| publisher=www.nswrail.net
| publisher=www.nswrail.net
| url = http://www.nswrail.net/lines/show.php?name=NSW:main_north
| url = http://www.nswrail.net/lines/show.php?name=NSW:main_north
| 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"]: [[New South Wales Legislative Assembly]], ''Hansard'', 16 April 1996, p. 1006. Accessed January 7, 2008.</ref>
| 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>

== Education ==
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>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 05:17, 11 October 2024

Metford
MaitlandNew South Wales
Population4,764 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2323
LGA(s)City of Maitland
RegionHunter
ParishMaitland
State electorate(s)Maitland
Federal division(s)Paterson
Suburbs around Metford:
East Maitland, Tenambit Chisholm
East Maitland Metford Thornton
Ashtonfield Ashtonfield, Four Mile Creek

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

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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

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  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Metford". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Main North Line". www.nswrail.net. Retrieved 22 November 2006.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Metford Public School". NSW Department of Education. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  5. ^ "home". Maitland Christian School. Retrieved 9 September 2020.