Tenambit, New South Wales

Tenambit
Maitland, New South Wales
Tenambit is located in New South Wales
Tenambit
Tenambit
Coordinates32°44′34″S 151°36′24″E / 32.74278°S 151.60667°E / -32.74278; 151.60667
Population2,901 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density853/km2 (2,210/sq mi)
Postcode(s)2323
Elevation20 m (66 ft)[2]
Area2.7 km2 (1.0 sq mi)[2]
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST)AEDT (UTC+11)
Location
LGA(s)City of Maitland[3]
RegionHunter[3]
CountyNorthumberland[4]
ParishMaitland[4]
State electorate(s)Maitland[5]
Federal division(s)Paterson[6]
Suburbs around Tenambit:
East Maitland Raworth, Morpeth Morpeth
East Maitland Tenambit Berry Park
East Maitland East Maitland, Metford East Maitland

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]

St Egwin's Church

St Egwin's is a church under the Anglican Diocese of Newcastle. It was erected c. 1890.[8]

Sport

Rugby Union

The East Maitland Eagles in 2009

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

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Tenambit (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2009. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b c 1:100000 map 9232 NEWCASTLE
  3. ^ a b c "Suburb Search - Local Council Boundaries - Hunter (HT) - Maitland City Council". New South Wales Division of Local Government. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
  4. ^ a b c "Tenambit". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 October 2009. Edit this at Wikidata
  5. ^ "Maitland". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Paterson". Australian Electoral Commission. 11 May 2009. Archived from the original on 29 October 2009. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
  7. ^ "Tenambit". Land and Property Management Authority - Spatial Information eXchange. New South Wales Land and Property Information. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
  8. ^ "St Egwin's church Archives".
  9. ^ Celia Peoples (8 May 2007). "Eagles fly into Tenambit nest and come away with first-up win". Maitland Mercury. Retrieved 4 October 2009.
  10. ^ a b "Eagles grind out a gutsy finals win". Maitland Mercury. 27 August 2007. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
  11. ^ Josh Callinan (1 September 2008). "Eagles' flight cut short". Maitland Mercury. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
  12. ^ Josh Callinan (8 January 2009). "Maitland back in Black with stellar rugby year". Maitland Mercury. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
  13. ^ "Newcastle Zone". myrugby.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  14. ^ "2010 NHRU Award Winners". Newcastle and Hunter Rugby Union. 10 September 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  15. ^ "C Grade Premiers". Newcastle and Hunter Rugby Union. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  16. ^ "Bert McGregor Medal". Newcastle and Hunter Rugby Union. Retrieved 28 April 2011.