Abermain, New South Wales
| Abermain Cessnock, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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.jpg) South Maitland Mines Rescue Station in Abermain | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 32°48′26″S 151°25′39″E / 32.80722°S 151.42750°E[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 2,337 (2016 census)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 151.93/km2 (393.49/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1903[3][4] | ||||||||||||||
| Gazetted | 24 October 1975 (town)[5] 23 October 2015 (locality)[6] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2326[7] | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 29 m (95 ft)[8] | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 15.3822 km2 (5.9 sq mi)[9] | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST[10] (UTC+10) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | AEDT[11] (UTC+11) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Cessnock[12] | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Hunter | ||||||||||||||
| County | Northumberland[12] | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Heddon[12] | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Cessnock[13] | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Hunter[14] | ||||||||||||||
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Abermain is a town 8 km ENE of Cessnock and 3 km west of Weston, in New South Wales, Australia. Abermain is adjacent to Werakata National Park.
Abermain Post Office opened on 1 June 1904.[16] In 1882 Professor Sir Tannatt William Edgeworth David was appointed by NSW Department of Mines to undertake a survey to discover the possibility of coal.[17] Australian's second Mine Rescue Station was constructed in 1926 and at cost of £20,000.[17]
Schools and education[edit]
Abermain is home to Holy Spirit Infants School and Aspect Hunter School, both non-government schools, and Abermain Public School, founded in 1909.
Notable people[edit]
Les Lumsdon (1912–1977) cartoonist for Newcastle Morning Herald
References[edit]
- ^ "Abermain (NSW80856)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Abermain (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ^ "MAITLAND DISTRICT". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate. No. 8891. New South Wales, Australia. 29 May 1903. p. 6. Retrieved 3 January 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Suburb Profiles". Jurds. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT, 1966". Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales. No. 138. New South Wales, Australia. 24 October 1975. p. 4459. Retrieved 3 January 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT, 1966" (PDF). Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales. No. 91. New South Wales, Australia. 23 October 2015. p. 3403. Retrieved 3 January 2018 – via NSW Legislation.
- ^ "Abermain Postcode, NSW - Australia Post". Australia Post. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ^ "Map of Abermain in New South Wales". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (13 September 2016). Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS): Volume 3 - Non ABS Structures, July 2016, 'State Suburbs ASGS Edition 2016 in .csv Format', data cube: Excel Spreadsheet, cat. no. 1270.0.55.003 (Report). Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ Standard Time Act 1987 (NSW) s 3
- ^ Standard Time Act 1987 (NSW) s 4
- ^ a b c "Abermain (locality)". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ "Cessnock". NSW Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 4 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ "Localities". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 30 December 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c "Cessnock Aurport AWS". Climate statistics for Australian locations. Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 10 March 2021
- ^ a b Nelson, Dianne (July 2018). "Abermain-NSW" (PDF).
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