Mayfield North is a
suburb
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of
Newcastle, New South Wales
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,
Australia
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.
It is basically an industrial estate, which extends north to the south arm of the
Hunter River Hunter River may refer to:
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...
, west to Tourle Street, and south to Industrial Drive. Originally the estate comprised CSR Chemicals, Titans,
Koppers
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Structure
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, and part of the
BHP
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As of 2024, BHP was the worldâ ...
Newcastle Steelworks
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(No2 Merchant Mill, Rod Mill, Limestone Kiln and Spares Yard). It has officially has population of zero.
History
The Aboriginal people, in this area, the Awabakal, were the first people of this land.
References
Suburbs of Newcastle, New South Wales
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