Narara, New South Wales
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Narara is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales
, Australia
, located 4 kilometres (2 mi) north of Gosford
's central business district
. It is part of the City of Gosford local government area
.
The suburb is mostly residential but also holds Narara railway station on the Newcastle and Central Coast railway line. It also contains a corner shop and bottleshop, a number of parks, sporting grounds, and a concrete public skatepark. It is the home of Narara Valley High School, a NSW government public high school, and St Philips Christian College Gosford (formally Gosford Christian College), a private Christian
institution educating from kindergarten to year twelve.
The name 'Narara' can be traced back to the local Aboriginal
term for 'black snake', which appears on the official emblem of Narara Valley High School and the scarf of 1st Narara Scout Group.
Narara's claim to fame is that the Narara Music Festival
was held nearby in Somersby
in 1983 and 1984. The Angels
, an Australian rock band, produced an 11 track live album recorded at the festival named, appropriately enough, "Live at Narara".
Narara largely consisted of orchards and small mixed farms. Water from the small dams that used to be accessible from Narara Creek Road was piped in wooden piping across Narara Creek to the Railway station to supply steam trains. The dams were also a popular swimming spot especially when the ladder and walkway still existed on the lower dam wall.
New South Wales
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, Australia
Australia
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, located 4 kilometres (2 mi) north of Gosford
Gosford, New South Wales
Gosford is a city located on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia, approximately 76 km north of the Sydney central business district...
'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 part of the City of Gosford local government area
Local Government Areas of New South Wales
The local government areas of New South Wales, Australia have been subject to periodic bouts of restructuring and rationalisation by the State Government, involving voluntary and involuntary amalgamation of areas...
.
The suburb is mostly residential but also holds Narara railway station on the Newcastle and Central Coast railway line. It also contains a corner shop and bottleshop, a number of parks, sporting grounds, and a concrete public skatepark. It is the home of Narara Valley High School, a NSW government public high school, and St Philips Christian College Gosford (formally Gosford Christian College), a private Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
institution educating from kindergarten to year twelve.
The name 'Narara' can be traced back to the local Aboriginal
Indigenous Australians
Indigenous Australians are the original inhabitants of the Australian continent and nearby islands. The Aboriginal Indigenous Australians migrated from the Indian continent around 75,000 to 100,000 years ago....
term for 'black snake', which appears on the official emblem of Narara Valley High School and the scarf of 1st Narara Scout Group.
Narara's claim to fame is that the Narara Music Festival
Narara Music Festival
The Narara Music Festival was an outdoor music festival held on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia in 1983 and 1984. Despite the name, it was actually held at Somersby, a short distance from Narara.- 1983 :...
was held nearby in Somersby
Somersby, New South Wales
Somersby is a semi-rural locality of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located to the northwest of Gosford along the Pacific Highway...
in 1983 and 1984. The Angels
The Angels (Australian band)
The Angels are a hard rock band that formed in Adelaide, Australia in 1970. The band later relocated from Adelaide to Sydney and enjoyed huge local success until well into the 1990s. For the purposes of international release, their records were released under the names Angel City and later The...
, an Australian rock band, produced an 11 track live album recorded at the festival named, appropriately enough, "Live at Narara".
Narara largely consisted of orchards and small mixed farms. Water from the small dams that used to be accessible from Narara Creek Road was piped in wooden piping across Narara Creek to the Railway station to supply steam trains. The dams were also a popular swimming spot especially when the ladder and walkway still existed on the lower dam wall.