Waratah /ˌwɒrəˈtɑː/ is a north-western residential suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from Newcastle's central business district and bounded to the north by the Main North railway line.

[7] Waratah station was opened in 1858 and is served by NSW TrainLink's Hunter line.

[8] The first inhabitants of the land were the Awabakal people, who belong to the larger Awabagal/Gadjang subgroup, also called Worimi.

[9][10] Waratah was once a major municipality in its own right, incorporated in 1871, with an elected council and mayor.

Two notable mayors, both elected to the office three times each were John Scholey and auctioneer N.B.Creer, both of whom resided at North Waratah (now Mayfield, New South Wales).

Originally Waratah had a large colliery bearing its name as its industrial base.

[15] After the closure, St Dominic's centre for hearing impaired children was opened in Mayfield.

[17] Major Bolton decided to subdivide the land and gave to Mr Thomas Tourtle in 1860.