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A child's litter prevention sign. These signs were commissioned by Greta Tidy Towns to help children understand the importance of maintaining a tidy town
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was discovered. By the 1870s, Greta had four hotels, four churches, a school and schools of arts. Geologist
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179: Stockland Greenhills to North Rothbury via East Maitland, Maitland, Rutherford, Lochinvar, Branxton
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When the town was surveyed in 1842 it was given the name Greta, possibly after a small river in
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Greta is located on the New England Highway, approximately 183 km (114 mi) north of
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Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under
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ABS QuickStats only provides population data for the town of Greta, not the entire suburb.
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people. The Greta area was first colonised by Europeans around Anvil Creek in the 1830s.
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This is the average density of the actual town, based on figures provided by the ABS.
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discovered the Greta Coal Seam in 1886. By 1907, ten collieries were in operation.
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Average elevation of the suburb as shown on 1:100000 map 9132 Cessnock.
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180X: Maitland station to Singleton station via Lochinvar and Branxton
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Land and Property Management Authority - Spatial Information eXchange
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Roberts, Millie; Stephens, Romy; Wakatama, Giselle (12 June 2023).
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The welcoming sign to Greta's Hunter River catchment area
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operates three bus routes through the village of Greta:
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soldier training, and in 1949 was transferred to the
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Cessnock
New South Wales

Greta is located in New South Wales
Coordinates
32°41′14″S 151°23′4″E / 32.68722°S 151.38444°E / -32.68722; 151.38444
2016 census
Postcode(s)
Time zone
AEST
UTC+10
DST
AEDT
UTC+11
Sydney
Newcastle
Cessnock
Maitland
Singleton
LGA(s)
City of Cessnock
City of Maitland
Region
Hunter
County
Northumberland
Parish
State electorate(s)
Cessnock
Federal division(s)

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