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As a personal project I've been working on all Port Stephens LGA related articles. This includes, as of 1 January 2009 (AEST), articles for all suburbs listed by the Geographical Names Board of New South Wales as well as any other article that seems relevant to Port Stephens Council. This document should shed some light on the way that articles have been edited and my reasons for editing them that way.

Progress

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To date I have "standardised" the articles by including or changing infoboxes, adding appropriate categories, adding photos if & when I obtain/find them and by correcting some data.

Infoboxes

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Manual infoboxes have been replaced by infoboxes based on Template:Infobox Australian place/Blank. A version of this, tailored for Port Stephens articles is at User:AussieLegend/Australian place article starter. Because of the size of the Port Stephens LGA (979 km2) and the geographically diverse locations and widely varying sizes of the various Port Stephens localities I have made some minor departures from what is suggested on the template information and discussion pages. For example, I have included distances in all infoboxes. The distance from each suburb to Sydney (the state capital), Newcastle (the nearest major city) and Raymond Terrace (the administrative centre and council seat for the LGA). Where the subject of the article is relatively close to Maitland and therefore access to the area is generally through Maitland I have included a distance to that city as well.

In a nutshell, I have attempted to fully populate infoboxes where possible and give them all the same look and feel. This includes the addition of citations.

Localities/suburbs around the subject of the article have been derived from maps obtained from the Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Where maps aren't available I have listed the relevant LGA in lieu of the locality or suburb.

Suburbs and towns have been identified in the infoboxes as per their classification in the NSW Geographical Names Register. Some areas, like Bobs Farm are really neither suburbs nor towns but they have been identified in the infoboxes as suburbs.

Images that represent the locality have been used where I have been able to obtain them. In some cases, such as One Mile I have had to resort to a sign but this is only because there is really nothing else that is suitable and I'd rather not stick with the Port Stephens Council logo. The Port Stephens Council logo has been used on pages where no image has yet been obtained.

Templates On 8 September 2007 I created Template:Suburbs of Port Stephens and added it to all location articles (towns, suburbs and localities) to aid in navigation between related pages.

Categories

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There are a number of categories that seem relevant to Port Stephens Council articles. These are:

Port Stephens Council article list

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Below is a list of all Port Stephens towns, suburbs and localities according to the Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Names in red do not have associated articles however articles exist for the rest.

Port Stephens Council towns, suburbs and localities

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+ Suburbs with no article as of 20 October 2012
* currently a redirect to Lemon Tree Passage, New South Wales but could be used as an article on the passage itself (maybe)

Active suburb articles as of 20 October 2012 = 34 (out of 42) (Lemon Tree Passage is not a suburb)

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The following articles are also associated with Port Stephens Council:

Active other articles as of 1 January 2009 = 37

Total number of articles

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As of 7 January 2009 the total article count for the Port Stephens Council category is: 71

Port Stephens suburb comparisons and notes

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ID Suburb Name Area Population Population Density Adjacent to
Port Stephens		 Notes
1 Anna Bay 23.1 km2 (8.9 sq mi) 3,726 114.2/km2 (296/sq mi) Includes some residents of Fishermans Bay and One Mile
2 Balickera 27.4 km2 (10.6 sq mi) Population data for this suburb is included in the ABS Quick Stats data for East Seaham.
3 Boat Harbour 2 km2 (0.8 sq mi) 812 406/km2 (1,052/sq mi) At the 2011 census, there was no data available.
4 Bobs Farm 6.3 km2 (2.4 sq mi) 235 37.3/km2 (97/sq mi) Includes part of Anna Bay
5 Brandy Hill 5.2 km2 (2.0 sq mi) 956 183.8/km2 (476/sq mi)
6 Butterwick 12 km2 (4.6 sq mi) Population data for this suburb is included in the ABS Quick Stats data for Duns Creek and Woodville.
7 Campvale 16 km2 (6.2 sq mi) Population data for this suburb is included in the ABS Quick Stats data for Medowie.
8 Corlette 3.1 km2 (1.2 sq mi) 5,100 1,645.2/km2 (4,261/sq mi) Y
9 Duns Creek 27.1 km2 (10.5 sq mi) 300 11.1/km2 (29/sq mi) ABS Quick Stats population data for this suburb includes data for Butterwick, Glen Oak and Seaham.
10 Eagleton 16 km2 (6.2 sq mi) Population data for this suburb is included in the ABS Quick Stats data for East Seaham.
11 East Seaham 37.6 km2 (14.5 sq mi) ABS Quick Stats population data for this suburb includes data for several other suburbs.
12 Fern Bay 8.5 km2 (3.3 sq mi) 1,137 133.8/km2 (347/sq mi)
13 Ferodale 82.1 km2 (31.7 sq mi) Population data for this suburb is included in the ABS Quick Stats data for Swan Bay.
14 Fingal Bay 9.3 km2 (3.6 sq mi) 1,473 158.4/km2 (410/sq mi)
15 Fishermans Bay 1.2 km2 (0.5 sq mi) Population data for this suburb is included in the ABS Quick Stats data for Anna Bay.
16 Fullerton Cove 31.3 km2 (12.1 sq mi) ABS Quick Stats population data for this suburb includes data for Tomago and Williamtown.
17 Glen Oak 45.1 km2 (17.4 sq mi) Population data for this suburb is included in the ABS Quick Stats data for Duns Creek.
18 Heatherbrae 12.7 km2 (4.9 sq mi) 480 37.8/km2 (98/sq mi)
19 Hinton 9.8 km2 (3.8 sq mi) 362 36.9/km2 (96/sq mi)
20 Karuah 73.7 km2 (28.5 sq mi) 1,350 18.3/km2 (47/sq mi) Y Population data for this suburb is included in the ABS Quick Stats data for several suburbs, as discussed on the article talk page.
21 Lemon Tree Passage 3.2 km2 (1.2 sq mi) 2,404 751.3/km2 (1,946/sq mi) Y
22 Mallabula 2.7 km2 (1.0 sq mi) 1,097 406.3/km2 (1,052/sq mi) Y
23 Medowie 42.1 km2 (16.3 sq mi) 8,379 199/km2 (515/sq mi)
24 Nelson Bay 15.6 km2 (6.0 sq mi) 4,113 263.7/km2 (683/sq mi) Y
25 Nelsons Plains 19.8 km2 (7.6 sq mi) ABS Quick Stats population data for this suburb includes data for several other suburbs.
26 One Mile 4.7 km2 (1.8 sq mi) 185 39.4/km2 (102/sq mi)
27 Osterley 3.8 km2 (1.5 sq mi) Population data for this suburb is included in the ABS Quick Stats data for Nelsons Plains.
28 Oyster Cove 6 km2 (2.3 sq mi) Y Population data for this suburb is included in the ABS Quick Stats data for Salt Ash.
29 Raymond Terrace 39.7 km2 (15.3 sq mi) 12,600 317.4/km2 (822/sq mi)
30 Salamander Bay 8.5 km2 (3.3 sq mi) 4,178 491.5/km2 (1,273/sq mi) Y
31 Salt Ash 49.3 km2 (19.0 sq mi) 900 18.3/km2 (47/sq mi)
32 Seaham 42.8 km2 (16.5 sq mi) Population data for this suburb is included in the ABS Quick Stats data for Nelsons Plains.
33 Shoal Bay 4 km2 (1.5 sq mi) 1,750 437.5/km2 (1,133/sq mi) Y
34 Soldiers Point 1 km2 (0.4 sq mi) 1,052 1,052/km2 (2,725/sq mi) Y
35 Swan Bay 32.3 km2 (12.5 sq mi) Y ABS Quick Stats population data for this suburb includes data for several other suburbs.
36 Tanilba Bay 13 km2 (5.0 sq mi) 2,333 179.5/km2 (465/sq mi) Y
37 Taylors Beach 5.8 km2 (2.2 sq mi) 161 27.8/km2 (72/sq mi) Y
38 Tomago 38.1 km2 (14.7 sq mi) 95 2.5/km2 (6/sq mi)
39 Twelve Mile Creek 22.4 km2 (8.6 sq mi) Population data for this suburb is included in the ABS Quick Stats data for East Seaham and Swan Bay.
40 Wallalong 10.8 km2 (4.2 sq mi) Population data for this suburb is included in the ABS Quick Stats data for Nelsons Plains and Woodville.
41 Williamtown 44.9 km2 (17.3 sq mi) 826 18.4/km2 (48/sq mi)
42 Woodville 21.5 km2 (8.3 sq mi) 550 25.6/km2 (66/sq mi)

Timeline section from Seaham Public School

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19th century

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  • 1850 - Land for a National School at Seaham is gazetted.
  • 1852 - Seaham Public School opens in a small wooden cottage by the local swamp.
  • 1859 - The schoolhouse is deemed "unsafe" and in need of major repairs.
  • 1862 - Daily attendance at the school varies from 12 to 29, when it should have been up to 50.
  • 1884 - Land is gazetted for a new public school and teacher's residence on higher land. The school still occupies this site today.
  • 1885 - New classroom and teacher's residence is completed.
  • 1886 - The new school is practically empty because pupils are grape cutting at local vineyards.

20th century

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  • 1909 - More land is set aside for school purposes.
  • 1939 - The school is destroyed in bushfires. Remains of the brick classroom would be unearthed during 2002 in the school's playground by pupils.
  • 1955 - A new teacher's residence is built at Seaham, fronting Still Street. The building is today utilized as the school office.
  • 1968 - A new brick veneer classroom is completed on school grounds, the first permanent classroom built since 1885.
  • 1970 - Student numbers dwindle and the school faces imminent closure. There are less than 12 pupils enrolled at the school.
  • 1978 - Rapid acceleration in enrolments saves the school from closure. The boom in numbers will be further increased during the 1980s and 1990's by the Brandy Hill Estate.
  • 1982 - Enrolments reach 52. Classes have to be held in the Seaham School of Arts hall as the school struggles to accommodate new students.
  • 1994 - Four new permanent brick classrooms are completed to accommodate booming enrollments.

21st century

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  • 2002 - School celebrates 150 years of public education and is granted $1 million to build a new permanent library and two new brick veneer classrooms. Both the library and classrooms are in use by the end of the year.

Great Lakes Council suburbs

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The following is a ist of all suburbs in the Great Lakes Council LGA that front Port Stephens, listed in the order that they sit from west(1) to east(7). I've populated, as best I can, the articles that exist.

  1. Tahlee
  2. Carrington
  3. North Arm Cove
  4. Bundabah
  5. Pindimar
  6. Tea Gardens
  7. Hawks Nest

Port Stephens Council articles requiring photos

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Hunter region navigation templates

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