Holmesville, New South Wales
Holmesville is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 21 kilometres (13 mi) from Newcastle's central business district and close to the Sydney-Newcastle Freeway. It is part of the City of Lake Macquarie local government area.
Holmesville is the home town of Miss Universe 2004, Jennifer Hawkins.
History
The local Aboriginal people, the Awabakal, were the first people of this land.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Holmesville". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "The centre of the universe". Archived from the original on 25 August 2006. Retrieved 28 December 2006.
- ^ "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people". Lake Macquarie City. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
External links
- History of Holmesville (Lake Macquarie City Library)
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