Hexham, New South Wales

Hexham is a locality in New South Wales, Australia.

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New South Wales - Australia

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Hexham is located on the bank of the Hunter River about 15 kilometers inland from the city of Newcastle.

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Hunter River - Newcastle

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Hexham is also located at the juntion of the Pacific Highway to Brisbane via the coastal route, the New England Highway and the F1 Freeway to Sydney.

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Pacific Highway - Brisbane - New England Highway - Sydney

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Settlement occurred at Hexham in the 1820s and it was named after Hexham, England, both towns being near to a Newcastle.

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1820s - Hexham - England

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Hexham is heavily involved with coal mining, and was the riverine terminus of an early coal hauling railway from Minmi and Stockrington.

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