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Another coal contract in the Hunter Valley was won in late 2003 for the haulage of coal from Newstan Colliery, Fassifern to Vales Point Power Station.

Sémillon

Sémillon is widely grown in Australia, particularly in the Hunter Valley north of Sydney, where for a long time it was known as "Hunter River Riesling".

Sir Walter Buffalo Turf

Sir Walter Premium Lawn Turf is a variety of Australian-bred soft-leaf Buffalo Grass (Stenotaphrum secundatum) first developed in the Hunter Valley in New South Wales.


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Edgeworth, New South Wales

In December 1960 Young Wallsend adopted its present name in honour of the geologist Sir Tannatt William Edgeworth David who, arriving in NSW in 1882, pioneered geological surveying of the coal seams in the Hunter Valley.

Hexham, New South Wales

Its central location was again important to the establishment in 1927 of a dairy processing factory by the Hunter Valley Dairy Co-operative, which established the "OAK" milk brand, which is now owned by Parmalat.

Hunter Region

The Hunter Valley is Australia's main region for the breeding and rearing of Thoroughbred horses.

Hunter Valley Grammar School

Throughout the years Hunter Valley Grammar has put on a variety of productions including: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat; Oh, What a Lovely War!; The Wizard of Oz; Hamlet; Moonlight Avenue; Death by Chocolate; Blabbermouth; Friday Knight Fever; A Midsummer Night's Dream; and High School Musical starring Georgia Murray and Bryce Thomas.

Milbrodale, New South Wales

After journeying along a track that was the beginning of the Great North Road, Hill arrived in the Hunter Valley and built a stone house at the junction of Wollombi Brook and Parsons Creek.

NSW Minerals Council

The Minerals Council, headed by CEO Stephen Galilee, has run a number of campaigns recently highlighting, in their opinion the social and economic benefits conveyed on the Hunter Valley by the mining industry, especially the coal mining industry, in the face of campaigning by locals, farmers and environmentalists, concerned about Mining's impacts food & water supply, Coal dust health impacts, the destruction of Natural heritage and coals impact on Climate Change .

Richmond Vale Railway Museum

The Richmond Vale Railway Museum operates a railway and museum located at Richmond Vale south of Kurri Kurri, New South Wales with the aim of preserving the Richmond Vale railway line and Mining Heritage of J&A Brown and the Hunter Valley.

Squeeze a Flower

Shooting took place in the studio of Ajax Films in Sydney and on location in St Patrick's College, Manly, and Mount Pleasant vineyard in the Hunter Valley.

State Dockyard

In November 1986 a team of apprentices from the Hunter Valley Training Company completed a three year overhaul of steam locomotive 3801 at the dockyard.

Wolfgang Degenhardt

He migrated to Greta, New South Wales in the Hunter Valley in January 1955, with his wife Irene and sons Fred and Alex after the second world war.