The Ridge, Newcastle The Ridge, Newcastle The Ridge is a heritage-listed residence and former hospital at 21 Hillcrest Road, Merewether, New South Wales, Australia. It was also known as Hillcrest Hospital. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. The Ridge was built in 1861 by Edward Christopher Merewether, who had arrived in Newcastle as the General Superintendent of the Australian Agricultural Company, and his wife, whose family owned two land grants in the area now known as Merewether. It was later used as a hospital by the Salvation Army but fell into disuse by the
Candidates of the 1918 South Australian state election Candidates of the 1918 South Australian state election This is a list of candidates of the 1918 South Australian state election. There had also been two resignations in the months leading up to the election which had remained unfilled. Sturt National MP Thomas Ryan had resigned on 16 November 1917 following his election to the Parliament of Victoria at the 1917 Victorian election, while Liberal Midland District MLC Edward Lucas had resigned on 1 February 1918 following his appointment as Agent-General for South Australia. In addition, Newcastle Labor MP Andrew Kirkpatrick shifted houses, contesting the Legislative Council in Central District