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Martins Creek, New South Wales

Summary

Martins Creek is a small country town located between Dungog and Maitland in the Hunter Region of Australia.

Martins Creek
New South Wales
Martins Creek is located in New South Wales
Martins Creek
Martins Creek
Coordinates32°33′36.11″S 151°37′12.48″E / 32.5600306°S 151.6201333°E / -32.5600306; 151.6201333
Population388 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density11.48/km2 (29.73/sq mi)
Postcode(s)2420
Elevation27 to 370 m (89 to 1,214 ft)[2]
Area33.8 km2 (13.1 sq mi)[2]
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST)AEDT (UTC+11)
Location
LGA(s)Dungog[3]
RegionHunter[3]
CountyDurham[4]
ParishBarford[4]
State electorate(s)Upper Hunter[5]
Federal division(s)Lyne[6]
Mean max temp[7] Mean min temp[7] Annual rainfall[7]
30 °C
86 °F		 6.2 °C
43 °F		 934.2 mm
36.8 in
Localities around Martins Creek:
Hilldale Wallarobba
Vacy Martins Creek Clarence Town, Glen Oak
Paterson Duns Creek

The town is centered on Cory Street, which snakes its way through the centre of the town.

Martins Creek includes a NSW Government Primary School, church, tennis court and club house, public hall, rock quarry and the "skipline" Park, as well as the Martins Creek Rural Fire Brigade station. The Martins Creek railway station lies on the North Coast railway line and has three to five daily NSW TrainLink services south-east to Newcastle and north to Dungog.

Gostwyck Butter Factory edit

The factory was located on 112 Dungog Road.[8] The site was owned by Raymond Co-Operative Dairy Company.[8] Opened on 18 June 1908.[8] In 1915 Peters American Delicacy Company purchased the butter factory.[8] In 1926 Peters sold the factory back to Raymond Co-Operative Dairy Company.[8] In 1927 the factory closed.[8]

References edit

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Martins Creek (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 September 2021.  
  2. ^ a b "Spatial Map Viewer". NSW Spatial Services. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Local Government Area Boundaries and Mapping Information". New South Wales Office of Local Government. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Martins Creek". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 September 2021.  
  5. ^ "Upper Hunter". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Profile of the electoral division of Lyne (NSW)". Australian Electoral Commission. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  7. ^ a b c "Paterson (Tocal AWS)". Climate statistics for Australian locations. Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  8. ^ a b c d e f "Gostwyck Butter Factory" (PDF).