No. 131 Radar Station RAAF

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.

Photo: Doug Beckers, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Ruins
Description: historic site in New South Wales, Australia
Also known as: “World War II No. 131 Radar Station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hexham and Sandgate.

Hexham

Railway station

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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. Hexham is situated 3 km northwest of No. 131 Radar Station RAAF.

Sandgate

Railway station

Photo: MrTwig, Public domain.

Sandgate railway station is located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the western Newcastle suburb of Sandgate, opening in 1881 as Grant's Creek. Sandgate is situated 3½ km south of No. 131 Radar Station RAAF.

Sandgate Cemetery

Cemetery

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Sandgate Cemetery is a necropolis in Sandgate, Australia, and has been continuously operating since 1881. The cemetery caters for all religious, ethnic and cultural requirements. Sandgate Cemetery is situated 3 km south of No. 131 Radar Station RAAF.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hexham and Tarro.

Hexham

Town

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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. Hexham is situated 3 km west of No. 131 Radar Station RAAF.

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 6 km northwest of No. 131 Radar Station RAAF.