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Frog Hollow

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Quite number of locations around Newcastle seem to have attracted the name Frog Hollow …

  1. An area in Wickham near Lindus St.
  2. A stagnant waterhole on the AA Company’s land near Darby Street, Cooks Hill.
  3. In Mayfield, corner of Ingall and Crebert Streets.
  4. An area between Wallsend and Jesmond where the tramline ran beside the Waratah Coal Company railway.
The area in Wallsend known as “Frog Hollow” where the tramline ran parallel to the Newcastle-Wallsend Coal Co railway. 1944 aerial photograph.
The same area in 2024.

This page is part of the collection of Newcastle’s Obsolete Place Names.

Location of Waratah Town Hall in Hanbury St

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Thanks to Cath Chegwidden and the resources of the Historical Land Records Viewer, I’ve been able to correct a minor error in my Waratah Council page, on the exact location of the final Waratah Town Hall in Hanbury St. Mayfield. It was located where the current Ex Services Club is now, on Lot 8 Sec 2 DP8673.

Third Waratah Council Chambers/Town Hall. Hanbury Street, Mayfield. Newcastle City Council, Hunter Photobank.
Lot 2 Sec 2 of DP8673, the location of Waratah Town Hall, 1926-1938.
Vol-Fol 44-8, resumption of land for the Waratah Town Hall. Lot 8 Sec 2 in Hanbury St Mayfield.