Aberdare, New South Wales
| Aberdare Cessnock, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 32°50′24″S 151°22′48″E / 32.84000°S 151.38000°E[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 2,473 (2016 census)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 750.28/km2 (1,943.2/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1904[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Gazetted | 14 October 1905 (town)[4] 5 September 1975 (town)[5] 23 October 2015 (locality)[6] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2325[7] | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 86.5 m (284 ft)[8] | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 3.2961 km2 (1.3 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 | Cessnock[12] | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Cessnock[13] | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Hunter[14] | ||||||||||||||
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Aberdare is a suburb of Cessnock, a large town based on coal mining in the Lower Hunter Region, New South Wales, Australia. Aberdare is a small suburb just 15 minutes' from wine country, 45 minutes to Newcastle and two hours to Sydney.[16] George Brown found coal in the area in 1800's.[16] Coal mining created the land boom of 1903-23 and by 1926 Cessnock had a population of 12,000 within a one-mile radius[16]
Heritage Listing
[edit]Aberdare Central Colliery Company Houses on 33,37, 41-47 Cessnock Street.[17]
References
[edit]- ^ "Aberdare (NSW80856)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Aberdare". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ Cessnock Public School (1970). The History of Aberdare. Cessnock. p. 2.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link). Pamphlet. Questionnaire and derivative article being the participation of the School in the Cook Bi-Centenary Celebrations 10–19 April 1970. - ^ "TOWN OF ABERDARE". Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales. No. 536. New South Wales, Australia. 14 October 1905. p. 6919. Retrieved 29 December 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT, 1966". Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales. No. 114. New South Wales, Australia. 5 September 1975. p. 3623. Retrieved 29 December 2017 – 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.
- ^ "Aberdare Postcode, NSW - Australia Post". Australia Post. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ Mean elevation based on highest (101 m) and lowest (72 m) points in suburb. "Map of Aberdare 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 "Aberdare (locality)". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ "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 Airport AWS". Climate statistics for Australian locations. Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ a b c "Aberdare: Escape to the quiet life". Newcastle Herald. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ "Aberdare Central Colliery Company Houses (Former) | NSW Environment, Energy and Science". www.environment.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
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