Metford, New South Wales
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| Region | Hunter | ||||||||||||
| City | Maitland | ||||||||||||
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| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 4,707 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2323 | ||||||||||||
| Parish | Maitland | ||||||||||||
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Metford is a suburb of the city of Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. It is on the New England Highway and has a railway station on NSW TrainLink's Hunter line. The line was opened in 1857, and the station was opened on 17 March 1995.[2][3]
Metford is also home to the Mindaribba Aboriginal Cultural Centre, which Maitland City Council describes as the base of the Mindaribba Local Aboriginal Land Council.[4]
Education
[edit]There are two main schools in Metford, one being Metford Public School, a co-ed government primary school.[5] and Maitland Christian School, a co-ed Baptist K–12 school.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Metford (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ↑ "Main North Line". www.nswrail.net. Retrieved 22 November 2006.
- ↑ Brian Langton MLA, "Questions and Answers - 491: Railway Station Openings" Archived 2014-06-24 at the Wayback Machine: New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Hansard, 16 April 1996, p. 1006. Accessed January 7, 2008.
- ↑ "1. Introduction" (PDF). Maitland City Council. Retrieved 2 April 2026.
- ↑ "Metford Public School". NSW Department of Education. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ↑ "home". Maitland Christian School. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
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