The Hunter River is a major river in New South Wales, Australia. The Hunter River rises in the Liverpool Range and flows generally south and then east, reaching the Tasman Sea at Newcastle, the second
Ship entering the mouth of the Hunter River at Newcastle
The Hunter River meanders around coal mines and power plants in this aerial view.
Paddle steamer on the Hunter River near Duckenfield, New South Wales, c.1890
Bridges across Hunter River between Tomago and Hexham.
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The Hunter Valley, also commonly known as the Hunter Region, Newcastle Region, or simply Hunter, spans the region in central-eastern New South Wales, Australia, extending from approximately 162 km to
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…F) and winter maxima around 16 °C (61 °F). Except for the driest parts of Tasmania and a small area of the Monaro between Cooma and Nimmitabel, the Hunter Valley is the southern limit of rich "black earths" (actually black cracking clays). These are the only soils in all of Australia with reasonable levels of…
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Lieutenant John Shortland was the first European to survey the Hunter River in 1797.
Parts of the Upper Hunter Valley can be very dry and experience drought conditions during the growing season.