Newcastle (English spelling)

Japanese: ニューカスル（英語表記）Newcastle

Located on the east coast of New South Wales, Australia, Sydney is the second largest city in the state. Population: 466,000 (1995). Located at the mouth of the Hunter River, Sydney is an industrial city with the agricultural and livestock areas and coalfields of the basin, and is particularly known for its steel industry (started in 1915) and the refining of lead, zinc and aluminium. It has one of the country's leading ports and exports coal, wheat and steel. It is home to Newcastle University (established in 1965). Founded in 1804, Sydney developed as a coal producing region and was incorporated as a city in 1985. Sydney Coalfields [Tatsuya Taniuchi]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

オーストラリア，ニュー･サウス･ウェールズ州東岸にある同州第2の都市。人口46万6000(1995)。ハンター川の河口に位置し，同流域の農牧地帯および炭田を控えた工業都市で，とくに鉄鋼業(1915開始)や鉛･亜鉛･アルミニウムの精錬などで知られる。同国有数の港をもち，石炭，小麦，鉄鋼を輸出する。ニューカスル大学(1965創立)がある。1804年開基。石炭産地として発展し，85年市制。シドニー炭田【谷内達】

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