Abermain Cessnock, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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![]() 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) | ||||||||||||||
Location | |||||||||||||||
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]
Abermain is home to Holy Spirit Infants School and Aspect Hunter School, both non-government schools, and Abermain Public School, founded in 1909.
Les Lumsdon (1912–1977) cartoonist for Newcastle Morning Herald
Abermain Cessnock, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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![]() 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) | ||||||||||||||
Location | |||||||||||||||
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]
Abermain is home to Holy Spirit Infants School and Aspect Hunter School, both non-government schools, and Abermain Public School, founded in 1909.
Les Lumsdon (1912–1977) cartoonist for Newcastle Morning Herald