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Wickham
Newcastle, New South Wales
Wickham; Newcastle, New South Wales
	Wickham Location in the Newcastle CBD
Coordinates	32°55′26″S 151°45′36″E / 32.92389°S 151.76000°E
Population	1,637 (SAL 2021)
Postcode(s)	2293
Elevation	6 m (20 ft)
Area	0.7 km2 (0.3 sq mi)
Location	3 km (2 mi) WNW of Newcastle ; 32 km (20 mi) SE of Maitland ; 166 km (103 mi) NNE of Sydney ;
LGA(s)	City of Newcastle
Parish	Newcastle
State electorate(s)	Newcastle
Federal division(s)	Newcastle
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Wickham /wɪkəm/ is an inner suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from Newcastle's central business district.

History

The Aboriginal people, in this area, the Awabakal, were the first people of this land.^[2]

Wickham is a misspelling of Whickham, a suburb of Newcastle upon Tyne in the north of England. It was proclaimed a Municipality in the NSW Government Gazette, 27 February 1871,^[3] largely by the efforts of James Hannell, who became Wickham's first mayor.^[4]

Transport

Wickham railway station was served by NSW TrainLink's Central Coast & Newcastle Line and Hunter Line. The railway line is part of the Newcastle–Maitland line, the first section of the Main North line from Sydney to the New England region, opened in 1857.^[5] It closed on 25 December 2014, when the Newcastle line was truncated to Hamilton to allow construction of the Newcastle Light Rail line.^[6] Newcastle Interchange opened on 15 October 2017.^[7] It connects with the Newcastle Light Rail.^[8]^[9]

Sport

Wickham is a well represented in the Newcastle cricket competitions. The local district team is known as the HamWicks (a combination of the suburbs Hamilton and Wickham).

Two rugby union clubs are also based in Wickham; Hamilton Hawks and Newcastle Griffins. Hamilton Hawks is one of the largest clubs in the Newcastle Premier Rugby competition fielding men's, women's and junior teams. Newcastle Griffins emerged from the former Tech College and Port Hunter clubs and fields a team in the NHRU Divisional competition.

Gallery

Wickham Public School was built in 1904 and based on the Edwardian style of building.
The former infants school was built in 1892, employing elements of the Victorian Gothic and Italianate style.
The former Wickham council chambers. Erected in 1889. Now used as the Wickham Pre-School

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wickham (NSW) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ "Aboriginal culture". City of Newcastle. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
^ Council History
^ Australian Dictionary of Biography (Online Edition)
^ "Newcastle Branch". nswrail.net. Retrieved 23 November 2006.
^ Last train leaves Newcastle station Newcastle Herald 26 December 2014
^ Timetable changes Central Coast & Newcastle Line and Hunter Line Transport for New South Wales 1 October 2017
^ Wickham Transport Interchange Transport for NSW July 2014
^ Revitalisation of Newcastle CBD continues as Wickham interchange gets the green light Transport for NSW 14 November 2014

External links

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[1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wickham (NSW) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

[2] "Aboriginal culture". City of Newcastle. Retrieved 8 September 2020.

[3] Council History

[4] Australian Dictionary of Biography (Online Edition)

[railnet-5] "Newcastle Branch". nswrail.net. Retrieved 23 November 2006.

[NewcastleHerald26Dec14-6] Last train leaves Newcastle station Newcastle Herald 26 December 2014

[7] Timetable changes Central Coast & Newcastle Line and Hunter Line Transport for New South Wales 1 October 2017

[8] Wickham Transport Interchange Transport for NSW July 2014

[9] Revitalisation of Newcastle CBD continues as Wickham interchange gets the green light Transport for NSW 14 November 2014

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-'''Wickham''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|w|ɪ|k|əm}} is an inner [[List of suburbs in Greater Newcastle, New South Wales|suburb]] of [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]], [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]], located {{convert|3|km|mi|1}} from Newcastle's [[central business district]].
+'''Wickham''' {{IPAc-en|w|ɪ|k|əm}} is an inner [[List of suburbs in Greater Newcastle, New South Wales|suburb]] of [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]], [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]], located {{convert|3|km|mi|1}} from Newcastle's [[central business district]].
-==Origin==
+==History==
+The Aboriginal people, in this area, the [[Awabakal]], were the first people of this land.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Aboriginal culture|url=https://newcastle.nsw.gov.au/explore/history-heritage/aboriginal-culture|access-date=8 September 2020|website=City of Newcastle}}</ref>
-Wickham which was a Misspelling of [[Whickham]], a suburb of [[Newcastle upon Tyne]] in the north of [[England]]. Means village by the creek. Wickham was proclaimed a Municipality in the NSW Government Gazette, 27 February 1871,<ref>[http://www.ncc.nsw.gov.au/discover_newcastle/visit_our_libraries/council_history Council History]</ref> largely by the efforts of [[James Hannell]], who became Wickham's first mayor.<ref>[http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A040383b.htm Australian Dictionary of Biography (Online Edition)]</ref>
+Wickham is a misspelling of [[Whickham]], a suburb of [[Newcastle upon Tyne]] in the north of [[England]]. It was proclaimed a Municipality in the NSW Government Gazette, 27 February 1871,<ref>[http://www.ncc.nsw.gov.au/discover_newcastle/visit_our_libraries/council_history Council History]</ref> largely by the efforts of [[James Hannell]], who became Wickham's first mayor.<ref>[http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A040383b.htm Australian Dictionary of Biography (Online Edition)]</ref>
 ==Transport==
-[[Wickham railway station]] was served by [[NSW TrainLink]]'s [[Central Coast & Newcastle Line]] and [[Hunter Line]]. The railway line is part of the Newcastle-[[Maitland, New South Wales|Maitland]] line, the first section of the [[Main North railway line, New South Wales|Main North line]] from [[Sydney]] to the [[New England (Australia)|New England]] region, opened in 1857.<ref name="railnet">{{cite web
+[[Wickham railway station, New South Wales|Wickham railway station]] was served by [[NSW TrainLink]]'s [[Central Coast & Newcastle Line]] and [[Hunter Line]]. The railway line is part of the Newcastle–[[Maitland, New South Wales|Maitland]] line, the first section of the [[Main North railway line, New South Wales|Main North line]] from [[Sydney]] to the [[New England (Australia)|New England]] region, opened in 1857.<ref name="railnet">{{cite web
 | title = Newcastle Branch
-| publisher=www.nswrail.net
+| publisher=nswrail.net
 | url = http://www.nswrail.net/lines/show.php?name=NSW:newcastle
-| accessdate = 23 November 2006}}</ref> It closed on 25 December 2014, when the [[Newcastle railway line, New South Wales|Newcastle line]] was truncated to [[Hamilton railway station, New South Wales|Hamilton]] to allow construction of the [[Newcastle Light Rail]] line.<ref name=NewcastleHerald26Dec14>[http://www.theherald.com.au/story/2784964/last-train-leaves-newcastle-station-video/?cs=303 Last train leaves Newcastle station] ''[[Newcastle Herald]]'' 26 December 2014</ref> [[Newcastle Interchange]] isl being built to connect with the [[Newcastle Light Rail]].<ref>[http://www.revitalisingnewcastle.com.au/downloads/file/documents/WICKHAMREFSUMMARYFINAL.pdf Wickham Transport Interchange] Transport for NSW July 2014</ref><ref>[http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/media-releases/revitalisation-newcastle-cbd-continues-wickham-interchange-gets-green-light Revitalisation of Newcastle CBD continues as Wickham interchange gets the green light] Transport for NSW 14 November 2014</ref> Pending the building of the new interchange and light rail Wickham is served by [[Newcastle Transport]] route 110 between [[Hamilton railway station, New South Wales|Hamilton]] and [[Newcastle railway station, New South Wales|Newcastle]] stations via Wickham and Civic replacing the railway service - train fares apply if transferring to or from a train.<ref>[http://www.transportnsw.info/sites/en/transport-status/news/2014/newcastle.page Upcoming transport changes in Newcastle] Transport Info NSW 8 December 2014.</ref>
+| access-date = 23 November 2006}}</ref> It closed on 25 December 2014, when the [[Newcastle railway line, New South Wales|Newcastle line]] was truncated to [[Hamilton railway station, New South Wales|Hamilton]] to allow construction of the [[Newcastle Light Rail]] line.<ref name=NewcastleHerald26Dec14>[https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/2784964/last-train-leaves-newcastle-station-video/?cs=303 Last train leaves Newcastle station] ''[[Newcastle Herald]]'' 26 December 2014</ref> [[Newcastle Interchange]] opened on 15 October 2017.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20171013053717/https://transportnsw.info/news/2017/timetable-change-central-coast-newcastle-line-hunter-line Timetable changes Central Coast & Newcastle Line and Hunter Line] Transport for New South Wales 1 October 2017</ref> It connects with the [[Newcastle Light Rail]].<ref>[http://www.revitalisingnewcastle.com.au/downloads/file/documents/WICKHAMREFSUMMARYFINAL.pdf Wickham Transport Interchange] Transport for NSW July 2014</ref><ref>[http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/media-releases/revitalisation-newcastle-cbd-continues-wickham-interchange-gets-green-light Revitalisation of Newcastle CBD continues as Wickham interchange gets the green light] Transport for NSW 14 November 2014</ref>
 ==Sport==
 Wickham is a well represented in the Newcastle cricket competitions. The local district team is known as the HamWicks (a combination of the suburbs Hamilton and Wickham).
+Two rugby union clubs are also based in Wickham; Hamilton Hawks and Newcastle Griffins. Hamilton Hawks is one of the largest clubs in the Newcastle Premier Rugby competition fielding men's, women's and junior teams. Newcastle Griffins emerged from the former Tech College and Port Hunter clubs and fields a team in the NHRU Divisional competition.
 ==Gallery==

v t e Towns, suburbs & localities of the City of Newcastle, New South Wales
Towns, suburbs & localities	Adamstown Adamstown Heights Bar Beach Beresfield Birmingham Gardens Black Hill Broadmeadow Callaghan Carrington Cooks Hill Elermore Vale Fletcher Georgetown Hamilton Hamilton East Hamilton North Hamilton South Hexham The Hill Islington Jesmond The Junction Kooragang Kotara Lambton Lenaghan Maryland Maryville Mayfield Mayfield East Mayfield North Mayfield West Merewether Merewether Heights Minmi New Lambton New Lambton Heights Newcastle Newcastle East Newcastle West North Lambton Rankin Park Sandgate Shortland Stockton Tarro Tighes Hill Wallsend Warabrook Waratah Waratah West Wickham
Rivers and other waterways	Glenrock Lagoon Hunter River Williams River
Other places & points of interest	Beaumont Street Broadmeadow Basketball Stadium Christ Church Cathedral Fernleigh Track Fort Scratchley Hunter Ice Skating Stadium Hunter Street John Hunter Hospital Mount Sugarloaf Newcastle City Hall Newcastle Civic Theatre Newcastle Court House Newcastle Customs House Newcastle Entertainment Centre Newcastle International Sports Centre Newcastle Museum Newcastle Street Circuit Nobbys Head Queens Wharf Royal Newcastle Hospital State Dockyard Stockton Beach Stockton Bridge Tourle Street Bridge University of Newcastle Victoria Theatre