Telarah, New South Wales


Telarah is a suburb in the City of Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. The suburb was formerly known as Homeville, however use of this name was abandoned in the 1950s. It is located on the New England Highway and is also the site of a major rail junction, where the North Coast line and the once extensive, privately owned South Maitland Railway system meet the Main North line. A [Telarah railway Telarah railway station, New South Wales|station, New South Wales|station] on the North Coast line opened in 1911 and is served by NSW TrainLink's Hunter Line, with services to Newcastle and Dungog. Telarah has its own fire brigade as well as bowling club, supermarket, pharmacy, takeaway shop and petrol station.

History

The traditional owners and custodians of the Maitland area are the Wonnarua people.

Heritage listings

Telarah has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: