Dungog

Postcode: 2420

Dungog is a small town in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales, Australia. It has a population of over 2,000 people and is the centre of the Dungog Shire. The name is said to be a corruption of an Aboriginal word meaning "clear hills."

It is in the middle of what was once dairy and timber country and is now more significantly a dormitory outer suburb of Newcastle. Dungog High School has over 850 students, 55 teachers, 38 rooms, 100 computers, 2 ovals and school grounds of roughly 8 Ha.

The town's station has been served by the North Coast railway line since 1911. As of 2006 there were approximately six regional rail services and six XPT (Xpress Passenger Train) services a day to Dungog, run by CityRail and CountryLink, with the two afternoon CityRail services being 620/720 railcars (known as "Rattlers").

Dungog also has a large football (soccer) club which dominates regional competitions and is now a contender for the premiership in each age division , and also a Rugby League club called the Dungog Warriors which has teams in the adults and juniors.

Dungog is the home of the oldest cinema still running in NSW.

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