The Hunter Valley, also commonly known as the Hunter Region, Newcastle Region, or simply Hunter, spans the region in northern New South Wales, Australia, extending from approximately 162 km to 310 km
Hunter panorama 1b web l
Newcastle Bulk carrier passing Nobbys
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.
Gloucester River, a perennial river and major tributary of the Manning River catchment, is located in the Mid North Coast hinterland New South Wales, Australia.
Upper reaches of the Gloucester River, at Gloucester Falls, within Barrington Tops National Park, 1997.
The Gloucester River meandering through the Gloucester Valley, viewed from Bucketts Tops, near the town of Gloucester, 2013.
Cattle grazing on the banks of the Gloucester River, 1908. Photo courtesy of the NSW State Records Authority.