Callaghan, New South Wales
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Callaghan is a suburb of Newcastle
, New South Wales
, Australia
, located 10 kilometres (6 mi) from Newcastle's central business district
. It is the location of the main campus of the University of Newcastle
, and is served by Warabrook station
on CityRail
's Hunter line
. The suburb was named after Sir Bede Callaghan (1912-1993), Chancellor of the University of Newcastle from 1977 to 1988.
Newcastle, New South Wales
The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the Australian state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas...
, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, located 10 kilometres (6 mi) from Newcastle's central business district
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
. It is the location of the main campus of the University of Newcastle
University of Newcastle, Australia
The University of Newcastle is an Australian public university that was established in 1965. The University's main and largest campus is located in Callaghan, a suburb of Newcastle in New South Wales...
, and is served by Warabrook station
Warabrook railway station, New South Wales
Warabrook railway station is a station on the Hunter line, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the newest stations built on the line and consists of an island platform...
on CityRail
CityRail
CityRail is an operating brand of RailCorp, a corporation owned by the state government of New South Wales, Australia. It is responsible for providing commuter rail services, and some coach services, in and around Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong, the three largest cities of New South Wales. It is...
's Hunter line
Hunter railway line, New South Wales
The Hunter railway line is a regional railway line which is part of Sydney's CityRail network. The line runs from the central business district of Newcastle, on the coast, northwest to Scone and Dungog in the Hunter Valley area....
. The suburb was named after Sir Bede Callaghan (1912-1993), Chancellor of the University of Newcastle from 1977 to 1988.