The Hill, New South Wales
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 Beacon Tower, originally 7 m (23 ft) high was extended to 20 m (66 ft) in 1877 after the light had been obscured by the erection of a Wesley Parsonage. | |||||||||||||
  The Hill | |||||||||||||
 Interactive map of The Hill | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 32°55′54″S 151°46′34″E / 32.93167°S 151.77611°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| Region | Hunter[1] | ||||||||||||
| City | Newcastle | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 0.63 km2 (0.24 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 2,076 (SAL 2021)[4] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 3,335/km2 (8,640/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+11 (AEDT) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2300 | ||||||||||||
| County | Northumberland[5] | ||||||||||||
| Parish | Newcastle[5] | ||||||||||||
| Mean max temp | 25.5 °C (77.9 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Mean min temp | 8.4 °C (47.1 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Annual rainfall | 1,139.5 mm (44.86 in) | ||||||||||||
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The Hill is an inner city, residential suburb of Newcastle, in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia, located immediately south of Newcastle's central business district.[1][6] The Hill is filled with historic Victorian terraces and is the site of a historic convict prison block.[citation needed] As of January 2021, the average house price in The Hill was A$1.92m.[7]
The Aboriginal people, in this area, the Awabakal, were the previous people of this land.[8] The Hill was first known as Church Hill then Prospect Hill.[9] It was one of the earliest settled areas of Newcastle and the site of the first town plan laid out by Henry Dangar in 1823.[9] The first railway was located there, starting at AA Coy's A Pit just off Church Street[10]
The Boltons
The site was originally used as a mine with two engines creating coal fired stream.[10] A series of four homes in San Francisco style.[10] They are timber houses designed by Frederick B Menkins and built by G.W Brewer in 1904.[10] Each house has 4 bedrooms and bathroom is the last selling for $1,725,00.[11]
Heritage listings
The Hill has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- 51 Brown Street: Newcastle Reservoirs[12]
- 51 Church Street: Woodlands[13]
- 52a Church Street: Christ Church Cathedral[14]
- 52a Church Street: Horbury Hunt Hall[15]
