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Suburb of Port Stephens Council, New South Wales, Australia
Soldiers Point is a suburb of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales , Australia .[1] Port Stephens it is almost entirely surrounded by the port and is a popular location for fishing and boating.[7] [8] Port Stephens , it is a popular tourist destination, especially in summer months. It also has numerous community events and family fun days for locals and tourists alike.[9]
Soldiers Point was originally the site of a garrison of soldiers that was established in 1820 to hunt down escaped convicts.[10]
In July 2016, the New South Wales government declared 5.9 ha (14.6 acres) of the suburb as an Aboriginal place , recognising that Soldiers Point was a special place for cultural, spiritual and historic reasons to the Worimi people.[11]
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^ Area calculation is based on 1:100000 map 9232 NEWCASTLE.
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^ a b "Soldiers Point" . Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW . Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . Retrieved 14 June 2008 .
^ "Port Stephens" . New South Wales Electoral Commission . Retrieved 23 November 2019 .
^ "Paterson" . Australian Electoral Commission . 19 October 2007. Archived from the original on 29 October 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2008 .
^ a b c "Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)" . Climate statistics for Australian locations . Bureau of Meteorology . Retrieved 14 June 2008 .
^ "Soldiers Point" . Land and Property Management Authority - Spatial Information eXchange . New South Wales Land and Property Information . Retrieved 14 June 2008 .
^ "Soldiers Point" . Australian Explorer. Retrieved 14 June 2008 .
^ "Fun and free family tennis days return to Soldiers Point" . Port Stephens Examiner . 27 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2023 .
^ "History of Port Stephens" . Retrieved 10 July 2008 .
^ "Soldiers Point declaration" . Port Stephens Examiner 15 . Retrieved 7 July 2016 .
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