Hunter River

Hunter River is a stream in New South Wales, Australia. Hunter River is situated nearby to the town Hexham, as well as near the suburb Tomago.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hexham and No. 131 Radar Station RAAF.

Hexham

Railway station

Photo: MrTwig, Public domain.

Hexham railway station is located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the western Newcastle suburb of Hexham, and was opened on 1 August 1871.

No. 131 Radar Station RAAF

Ruins

Photo: Doug Beckers, CC BY-SA 2.0.

No. 131 Radar Station RAAF is a heritage-listed former Royal Australian Air Force radar station at Kooragang, City of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.

Tarro

Railway station

Photo: MrTwig, Public domain.

Tarro railway station is located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the western Newcastle suburb of Tarro, opening on 1 August 1871. Tarro is situated 4 km northwest of Hunter River.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hexham and Tarro.

Hexham

Town

Photo: Cgoodwin, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hexham is a suburb of the city of Newcastle, about 15 km inland from the Newcastle CBD in New South Wales, Australia on the bank of the Hunter River.

Tarro

Suburb

Tarro is a north-western suburb of the Newcastle City Council local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It, and parts of nearby Beresfield, was originally known as Upper Hexham, "lower" Hexham being an older settlement located about 5 kilometres to the east on the Hunter River. Tarro is situated 4 km northwest of Hunter River.