11-540: Nindigully is a rural town within the locality of Thallon in the Shire of Balonne , Queensland , Australia. Nindigully is 32.9 kilometres (20.4 mi) north of the town of Thallon, the main town in the locality. The Moonie River flows south to north passing the town immediately to the west. The Carnarvon Highway passes north to south passing the town immediately to the east; the Barwon Highway has its junction with
22-580: A larger city. The Australian usage is closer to the American or British use of "district" or "neighbourhood", and can be used to refer to any portion of a city. Unlike the use in British or American English, this term can include inner-city, outer-metropolitan and industrial areas. Localities existed in the past as informal units, but in 1996 the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping and
33-456: Is believed to be one of Queensland's longest continually licensed premises. It was a Cobb & Co changing station between the late 19th century and the early 20th century. The town of Nindigully first appears on a 1908 survey plan. Nindigully Post Office opened by January 1912 (a receiving office had been open from 1909, originally known as Nindi Gully) and closed in 1974. Nindi Gully State School opened on 6 March 1922. A notable alumnus
44-470: Is served by Westfield Kotara shopping centre, formerly Garden City Kotara, and originally Kotara Fair, on its northern border. Adamstown Heights is located on several Newcastle Transport bus routes and is near two railway stations on the Main Northern railway line , Kotara and Adamstown . Adamstown Heights had a population of 5,299 in 2016. This City of Lake Macquarie geography article
55-532: Is split between the City of Newcastle and City of Lake Macquarie LGAs; and Woodville , which is split between the City of Maitland and Port Stephens Council LGAs. In unincorporated areas , localities are declared by the relevant state authority. Adamstown Heights, New South Wales Adamstown Heights is a southern suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales , Australia , located 8 kilometres (5 mi) west-southwest of Newcastle's central business district along
66-987: The Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia (CGNA) decided to name and establish official boundaries for all localities and suburbs. There has subsequently been a process to formally define their boundaries and to gazette them, which is almost complete. In March 2006, only South Australia and the Northern Territory had not completed this process. The CGNA's Gazetteer of Australia recognises two types of locality: bounded and unbounded. Bounded localities include towns, villages, populated places, local government towns and unpopulated town sites, while unbounded localities include place names, road corners and bends, corners, meteorological stations, ocean place names and surfing spots. Sometimes, both localities and suburbs are referred to collectively as "address localities". In
77-502: The Pacific Highway . It is split between the City of Lake Macquarie and City of Newcastle local government areas . On 6 September 1991 Adamstown heights officially become a suburb of Newcastle. The Awabakal are the traditional people of this area. The suburb contains two schools, Kotara High School , established in 1968 and containing 3 hectares of native bushland, and also established in 1968 Belair Public School. The suburb
88-566: The Carnarvon Highway to the north-east of the town. The name Nindigully is said to be a combination of an Aboriginal word ( nindi meaning small ) and the English word gully . The town presumably takes its name from the Nindi Gully pastoral run operated by Mr Baldwin which existed from at least 1862 although often spelt as Nindigually in its early years. The Nindigully Pub , built in 1864,
99-438: The first instance, decisions about the names and boundaries of suburbs and localities are made by the local council in which they are located based on criteria such as community recognition. Local council decisions are, however, subject to approval by the state's geographical names board. The boundaries of some suburbs and localities overlap two or more local government areas (LGAs). Examples of this are Adamstown Heights , which
110-509: The names of geographic subdivisions in Australia , used mainly for address purposes. The term locality is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Australian postcodes closely align with the boundaries of localities and suburbs. This Australian usage of the term "suburb" differs from common American and British usage, where it typically means a smaller, frequently separate residential community outside, but close to,
121-612: Was Len Waters (1924–1993) who later became Australia's only First Nations fighter pilot. The school closed circa 1941. The 1999 Australian film Paperback Hero starring Hugh Jackman and Claudia Karvan was filmed at Nindigully. The Nindigully Pig Races and Country Music Festival, and fireworks are held annually on the last Saturday in November. It raises money for the Royal Flying Doctor Service . Suburbs and localities (Australia) Suburbs and localities are
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