Eraring, New South Wales
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Eraring is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales
, Australia
, and is located on the western shore of Lake Macquarie
and north of the town of Morisset
.
Construction began on Eraring Power Station
in 1975. It was completed in 1984. Most of the workers live in the surrounding area rather than in Eraring itself.
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...
, and is located on the western shore of Lake Macquarie
Lake Macquarie (New South Wales)
Lake Macquarie is Australia's largest coastal salt water lake, covering an area of in the Hunter Region of New South Wales with most of the City of Lake Macquarie's residents living near its shores. It is connected to the Tasman Sea by a short channel. Lake Macquarie is twice as large as Sydney...
and north of the town of Morisset
Morisset, New South Wales
Morisset is a commercial centre and suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, and is located west of Lake Macquarie just off the Sydney-Newcastle Freeway.-History:...
.
History
Eraring was designated Newport in the hope that a port facility would be built there, but this never happened. Some farming was established. Dr. Leighton Jones, who was known as the Monkey Doctor because he conducted rejuvenation operations using monkey glands, moved into the area in the 1930s. A public school opened in 1924.Construction began on Eraring Power Station
Eraring Power Station, New South Wales
Eraring Power Station is one of two coal fired electricity power stations on the shores of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales. Eraring is located on the western shore of the lake, near the township of Dora Creek...
in 1975. It was completed in 1984. Most of the workers live in the surrounding area rather than in Eraring itself.