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Stockton is a suburb
List of suburbs in Greater Newcastle, New South Wales

Below is a list of Suburbs and localities located within the Greater Newcastle region in New South Wales, Australia. This region comprises the Local Government Areas of Australia of City of Newcastle, City of Lake Macquarie, City of Cessnock, City of Maitland and Port Stephens Council....
 of Newcastle
Newcastle, New South Wales

The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the state of New South Wales and includes most of the City of Newcastle and City of Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas of Australia....
, New South Wales
New South Wales

New South Wales is Australia's oldest and most populous States and territories of Australia, located in the south-east of the country, north of Victoria and south of Queensland....
, Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
, located from Newcastle's central business district
Central business district

A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In Australia, China , Republic of Ireland, Kenya, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore and South Africa, the phrase is commonly used, and is often colloquially abbreviated to "CBD"....
. It is the only suburb of Newcastle that lies north of the Hunter River.

kton is a peninsula, with the Hunter River at the south and south-west and the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean

The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. Its name is derived from the Latin name Mare Pacificum, "peaceful sea", bestowed upon it by the Portugal explorer Ferdinand Magellan....
 at the east. On the eastern side are sand dunes and surfing
Surfing

Surfing refers to a person or boat riding down a wave and thereby gathering speed from the downward movement. Most commonly, the term is used for a surface water sports in which the person surfing is carried along the face of a breaking ocean surface wave standing on a surfboard....
 beaches, with numerous shipwrecks at its north, while on the western side there are marsh
Marsh

In geography, a marsh, or morass, is a type of wetland which is subject to frequent or continuous flood . Typically the water is shallow and features Poaceaees, Juncaceaees, Phragmites, typhas, Cyperaless, and other herbaceous plants....
es, where many migratory birds can be spotted.






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Stockton is a suburb
List of suburbs in Greater Newcastle, New South Wales

Below is a list of Suburbs and localities located within the Greater Newcastle region in New South Wales, Australia. This region comprises the Local Government Areas of Australia of City of Newcastle, City of Lake Macquarie, City of Cessnock, City of Maitland and Port Stephens Council....
 of Newcastle
Newcastle, New South Wales

The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the state of New South Wales and includes most of the City of Newcastle and City of Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas of Australia....
, New South Wales
New South Wales

New South Wales is Australia's oldest and most populous States and territories of Australia, located in the south-east of the country, north of Victoria and south of Queensland....
, Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
, located from Newcastle's central business district
Central business district

A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In Australia, China , Republic of Ireland, Kenya, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore and South Africa, the phrase is commonly used, and is often colloquially abbreviated to "CBD"....
. It is the only suburb of Newcastle that lies north of the Hunter River.

Geography

Stockton is a peninsula, with the Hunter River at the south and south-west and the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean

The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. Its name is derived from the Latin name Mare Pacificum, "peaceful sea", bestowed upon it by the Portugal explorer Ferdinand Magellan....
 at the east. On the eastern side are sand dunes and surfing
Surfing

Surfing refers to a person or boat riding down a wave and thereby gathering speed from the downward movement. Most commonly, the term is used for a surface water sports in which the person surfing is carried along the face of a breaking ocean surface wave standing on a surfboard....
 beaches, with numerous shipwrecks at its north, while on the western side there are marsh
Marsh

In geography, a marsh, or morass, is a type of wetland which is subject to frequent or continuous flood . Typically the water is shallow and features Poaceaees, Juncaceaees, Phragmites, typhas, Cyperaless, and other herbaceous plants....
es, where many migratory birds can be spotted. There are numerous spots at Stockton suitable for recreational fishing.

For many years, Stockton was linked to Newcastle's Central Business District
Central business district

A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In Australia, China , Republic of Ireland, Kenya, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore and South Africa, the phrase is commonly used, and is often colloquially abbreviated to "CBD"....
 ("Overtown" or "Over Seas" in Stocktonite parlance) at the south by passenger and vehicular ferry
Ferry

A ferry is a form of transport, usually a boat or ship, used to carry passengers and their vehicles across a body of water. Ferries are also used to transport freight and even railroad cars....
 services. While there is still a passenger ferry service, vehicular traffic is now connected by the Stockton Bridge, built in 1971 as part of a northern detour to the outside world.

History

Stockton was settled almost as soon as the foundation of Newcastle in 1797. At first it was a notorious hideout for pirates
Piracy

Piracy is a warlike act committed by a foreign nonstate actor, especially robbery or crime committed at sea, on a river, or sometimes on shore, either from a vessel flying no national flag, or one flying a national flag but without authorization from a nation....
 (the southern tip of the peninsula is still known as Pirate Point); but for much of the 19th century it served as an industrial and mining base. In 1896 tragedy struck the local colliery, in which a gas leak killed 11 people. It has become a working-class dormitory suburb during the 20th century, and remains so today for its 5,000 residents.

Stocktonites are particularly proud of Dave Sands
Dave Sands

Dave Sands, born David Ritchie, was an Australian Aborigine boxer. He was born into the Dunghutti tribe. He was a middleweight, but held the Australian Light-Heavyweight and Heavyweight Championship titles at the same time....
, a local resident and champion boxer during the years immediately after World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
. Like the Colliery Disaster, the tragically short life of Sands was commemorated by some of the numerous memorials across this seaside village.

North Stockton Beach
Stockton Beach, New South Wales

Stockton Beach is located north of the Hunter River, New South Wales in New South Wales. It is long and stretches from Stockton, New South Wales to Anna Bay, New South Wales ....
 is also known as the location of the 1989 rape and murder of Newcastle High School student and Fern Bay resident Leigh Leigh. There is now a play, Blackrock
Blackrock (play)

Blackrock is a play by Australian playwright Nick Enright . It was inspired by the real-life rape and murder of schoolgirl Leigh Leigh in Stockton, New South Wales, near Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia on November 3, 1989....
 (written by Australian playwright Nick Enright
Nick Enright

Nick Enright was an Australian playwright....
), and also a movie of the same name
Blackrock (film)

Blackrock is a 1997 Australian film directed by Steven Vidler and written by Nick Enright. Internationally, it is best remembered as the debut film for actor Heath Ledger....
 starring Heath Ledger
Heath Ledger

Heath Andrew Ledger was an Australian television and film actor. After performing roles in Australian television and film during the 1990s, Ledger moved to the United States in 1998 to develop his movie career....
, that were inspired by this event.

Culture

Despite being technically an inner-city suburb of Newcastle
Newcastle, New South Wales

The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the state of New South Wales and includes most of the City of Newcastle and City of Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas of Australia....
, Stockton has a country town atmosphere because of its isolation. It has its own shops, churches, two clubhouses, three pubs, a swimming pool, and a caravan
Travel trailer

A travel trailer or caravan is a trailer towed behind a road vehicle to provide a place to sleep which is more comfortable and protected than a tent ....
 park. It also has a large residential unit for people with developmental disability
Developmental disability

Developmental disability is a term used to describe life-long Disability attributable to mental and/or physical or combination of mental and physical List of disabilities, manifested prior to age twenty-two....
 and a public (primary) school. High school students catch the ferry or bus to go to schools in the city of Newcastle
Newcastle, New South Wales

The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the state of New South Wales and includes most of the City of Newcastle and City of Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas of Australia....
.

Although a town with a million-dollar view, Stockton is proudly a working-class suburb. Its popular surfing culture has in the past given the town a somewhat tarnished image
Blackrock (film)

Blackrock is a 1997 Australian film directed by Steven Vidler and written by Nick Enright. Internationally, it is best remembered as the debut film for actor Heath Ledger....
. In recent years, however, the town has begun to re-invent itself with a push for young professionals to move in from other centres such as Sydney
Sydney

Sydney is the List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 4.34 million . It is the List of Australian capital cities of New South Wales, and was the site of the first British Empire colony in Australia....
. This practice has led to an increase in real estate prices, a cause for resentment amongst some locals.

Stockton Beach

Stockton Beach is long, stretching from Stockton in the South to Anna Bay
Anna Bay, New South Wales

Anna Bay is the name of a suburb, a town and a bay in the Port Stephens Council Local Government Areas of Australia in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia....
 at its north-eastern end. In some areas it is as much as 1 km wide and has sand dunes over 30 metres high although at the Stockton end it is at its narrowest.

Four-wheel drive
Four-wheel drive

Four-wheel drive, 4WD, 4x4 , or AWD is a four-wheeled vehicle with a Powertrain that allows all four wheels to receive torque from the engine simultaneously....
s are permitted to drive on most areas of Stockton Beach but are excluded from the extreme ends of the beach.

Entry to the beach is via Lavis Lane or Anna Bay
Anna Bay, New South Wales

Anna Bay is the name of a suburb, a town and a bay in the Port Stephens Council Local Government Areas of Australia in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia....
 and a permit needs to be purchased before entering the beach. Drivers must also ensure that they respect the natural habitat of the beach and refrain from driving on the plants and grasses on dune structure.

Getting there

There is a frequent passenger ferry service to Stockton from Queens Wharf, close to the Newcastle Railway Station. The ferry journey takes about five minutes. Wheelchair access is available, and you can take a bicycle onto the ferry for free. Driving to Stockton from Newcastle requires following the many signs to Port Stephens that can be found on the main roads. These will eventually lead to the Stockton bridge and a turn-off to the suburb itself.

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