Abermain, New South Wales
23 October 2015 (locality)[6]
Mean max temp[15] | Mean min temp[15] | Annual rainfall[15] |
24.2 °C 76 °F | 10.5 °C 51 °F | 743.3 mm 29.3 in |
Suburbs around Abermain: | ||
Cessnock | Sawyers Gully | Weston |
Neath | Abermain | Pelaw Main |
Cessnock | Cessnock | Richmond Vale |
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
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
Les Lumsdon (1912–1977) cartoonist for Newcastle Morning Herald
References
- ^ "Abermain (NSW80856)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Abermain (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "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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and localities
- Aberdare
- Abermain
- Abernethy
- Allandale
- Bellbird
- Bellbird Heights
- Bishops Bridge
- Black Hill
- Branxton
- Brunkerville
- Buchanan
- Cedar Creek
- Cessnock
- Cliftleigh
- Congewai
- Ellalong
- Greta
- Heddon Greta
- Kearsley
- Kitchener
- Kurri Kurri
- Laguna
- Lovedale
- Millfield
- Mount View
- Mulbring
- North Rothbury
- Nulkaba
- Paxton
- Pelaw Main
- Pelton
- Pokolbin
- Quorrobolong
- Rothbury
- Watagan
- Weston
- Wollombi
points of interest
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