Raymond Terrace
Raymond Terrace, town, eastern New South Wales, Australia. It lies on the east bank of the Hunter River near its junction with the Williams River, just north of Newcastle.
Founded in the 1830s, the town was named for a member of an exploring expedition in 1812 led by Gov. Lachlan Macquarie. An important wool river port in the 1840s, Raymond Terrace was proclaimed a municipality and in 1937 merged into the Shire of Port Stephens.
In a district of citrus and vegetable growing, dairying, and lumbering, the town is accessible (via the Pacific Highway) from Sydney, about 90 miles (145 km) south-southwest, and has light industries that include rayon and fibreboard factories. An aluminum smelter operates at nearby Tomago. The 50-square-mile (130-square-km) Tomago Sandbeds, part of the Newcastle water supply system, are also nearby. Pop. (2006) urban centre, 12,700; (2011) urban centre, 13,217.
