Tenambit is a suburb of the city of Maitland, a city and local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.[3][4] It is located approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) east of the Maitland CBD.[7] The suburb is on sloping ground, which decreases from approximately 40 metres (131 ft) AMSL in the west to 10 m (33 ft) AMSL at the eastern edge of the suburb.[2] At the 2016 census it had a population of approximately 2,900.[1]
| Tenambit Maitland, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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  Tenambit | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°44′34″S 151°36′24″E / 32.74278°S 151.60667°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 2,901 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 853/km2 (2,210/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2323 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 20 m (66 ft)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2.7 km2 (1.0 sq mi)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | AEDT (UTC+11) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Maitland[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Hunter[3] | ||||||||||||||
| County | Northumberland[4] | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Maitland[4] | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Maitland[5] | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Paterson[6] | ||||||||||||||
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St Egwin's Church
editSt Egwin's is a church under the Anglican Diocese of Newcastle. It was erected c. 1890.[8]
Sport
editRugby Union
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Tenambit is home to the East Maitland Eagles, who play in the Newcastle and Hunter Rugby Union.[9][10] Their playing strip consists of red, blue and white.
Reformed in 2007, the team reached the semi-finals in 2007, 2008 and 2009, also taking out the minor and major premierships in C grade in 2010.[10][11][12][13][14][15]
The club has also produced two Bert McGregor Medalists - Craig Clark in 2007 and Adam Hewitt in 2010. (The Bert McGregor Medal is awarded to the Best & Fairest player in 2nd Division (C Grade)).[16]
References
edit- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Tenambit (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
- ^ a b c 1:100000 map 9232 NEWCASTLE
- ^ a b c "Suburb Search - Local Council Boundaries - Hunter (HT) - Maitland City Council". New South Wales Division of Local Government. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
- ^ a b c "Tenambit". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
- ^ "Maitland". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "Paterson". Australian Electoral Commission. 11 May 2009. Archived from the original on 29 October 2009. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
- ^ "Tenambit". Land and Property Management Authority - Spatial Information eXchange. New South Wales Land and Property Information. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
- ^ "St Egwin's church Archives".
- ^ Celia Peoples (8 May 2007). "Eagles fly into Tenambit nest and come away with first-up win". Maitland Mercury. Retrieved 4 October 2009.
- ^ a b "Eagles grind out a gutsy finals win". Maitland Mercury. 27 August 2007. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
- ^ Josh Callinan (1 September 2008). "Eagles' flight cut short". Maitland Mercury. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
- ^ Josh Callinan (8 January 2009). "Maitland back in Black with stellar rugby year". Maitland Mercury. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
- ^ "Newcastle Zone". myrugby.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
- ^ "2010 NHRU Award Winners". Newcastle and Hunter Rugby Union. 10 September 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
- ^ "C Grade Premiers". Newcastle and Hunter Rugby Union. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
- ^ "Bert McGregor Medal". Newcastle and Hunter Rugby Union. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
