Whitebridge, New South Wales
- Whitebridge, New South Wales
Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Whitebridge
city = Newcastle
state = nsw
caption =
lga = City of Lake Macquarie
postcode = 2290
pop = 2494 (2006 census)
area = 5.9
est =
parish = Kahibah
stategov = Charlestown
fedgov = Shortland
dist1 = 11 | dir1 = SW | location1= Newcastle
dist2 = 2 | dir2 = E | location2= Charlestown
near-nw = Kahibah
near-n = Highfields
near-ne = Merewether
near-w = Charlestown
near-e = "Pacific Ocean"
near-sw = Gateshead
near-s = Dudley
near-se = "Pacific Ocean"
Whitebridge is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located convert|11|km|mi|0|lk=on from Newcastle's central business district on the eastern side of Lake Macquarie. It is part of the City of Lake Macquarie local government area.
History
Coal mining was started at Whitebridge in 1888 at the Burwood Colliery. This mine lasted for almost a century, and was one of Australia's greatest coal producers. It closed in 1982. Whitebridge High School opened in 1963.
External links
* [http://www.lakemac.infohunt.nsw.gov.au/library/lhist/suburb/lmp&p/whitebridge.htm History of Whitebridge]
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