Mandalong, New South Wales
{{Use Australian English|date=July 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Mandalong
| city =
| state = nsw
| image =
| caption =
| alternative_location_map = Australia Hunter Central Coast
| coordinates = {{coord|-33.132|151.426|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| lga = City of Lake Macquarie
| pop = 433
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| pop_footnotes = {{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL12475|name=Mandalong|accessdate=21 July 2023|quick=on}}
| elevation = 25
| area =
| est = 1852
| parish = Mandolong
| stategov = Lake Macquarie
| fedgov = Hunter
| dist1 = 3
| dir1 = WSW
| location1 = Morisset
| dist2 = 25
| dir2 = N
| location2 = Wyong
| dist3 = 55
| dir3 = SW
| location3 = Newcastle
| dist4 = 43
| dir4 = N
| location4 = The Entrance
| dist5 = 116
| dir5 = N
| location5 = Sydney
| near-nw = Martinsville
| near-n = Cooranbong
| near-ne = Morisset
| near-w = Lemon Tree
| near-e = Morisset
| near-sw = Dooralong
| near-s = Wyee
| near-se = Wyee
}}
Mandalong is a small rural town in the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, located near the town of Morisset and west of Lake Macquarie.{{cite web | url=http://postcodes.qpzm.com.au/postcode/nsw/hunter-valley/west-lake-macquarie/mandalong | title=Mandalong Postcode (NSW) | publisher=postcodes.qpzm.com.au | accessdate=30 October 2012}}
History
The Aboriginal people the Awabakal were the first people in this area.{{Cite web|title=Lake Macquarie Council|url=https://www.lakemac.com.au/For-residents/Community/Aboriginal-and-Torres-Strait-Islander-people?BestBetMatch=aboriginal|10e74f33-1d93-49eb-bcde-33a8ffc2501a|5f00a674-3457-48cf-9ef8-af3e81f9bcbf|en-AU|access-date=8 September 2020|website=Lake Macquarie Council}} It was settled by Europeans in 1852 or earlier. Early industries were farming and timber working.{{cite web | url=http://history.lakemac.com.au/page-local-history.aspx?pid=1085&vid=20&tmpt=narrative&narid=57 | title=History of Mandalong | author=Lake Macquarie City Library | accessdate=25 July 2014}}
Today Mandalong is a quiet rural area. It is close to the Sydney-Newcastle Freeway and the Watagan Mountains. The nearest shops and railway station are in Morisset.
References
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External links
- [http://history.lakemac.com.au/page-local-history.aspx?pid=1085&vid=20&tmpt=narrative&narid=57 History of Mandalong]
{{City of Lake Macquarie suburbs}}
Category:Suburbs of Lake Macquarie
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