Abermain, New South Wales

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 Cessnock, New South Wales
South Maitland Mines Rescue Station in Abermain
Abermain
Coordinates	32°48′26″S 151°25′39″E / 32.80722°S 151.42750°E / -32.80722; 151.42750^[1]
Population	2,337 (2016 census)^[2]
• Density	151.93/km^2 (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 km^2 (5.9 sq mi)^[9]
Time zone	AEST^[10] (UTC+10)
• Summer (DST)	AEDT^[11] (UTC+11)
Location	7.9 km (5 mi) ENE of Cessnock 42.0 km (26 mi) NW of Newcastle 153 km (95 mi) N of Sydney
LGA(s)	Cessnock^[12]
Region	Hunter
County	Northumberland^[12]
Parish	Heddon^[12]
State electorate(s)	Cessnock^[13]
Federal division(s)	Hunter^[14]
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 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

1. "Abermain (NSW80856)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Abermain (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 31 December 2017.  
3. "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.
4. "Suburb Profiles". Jurds. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
5. "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.
6. "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.
7. "Abermain Postcode, NSW - Australia Post". Australia Post. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
8. "Map of Abermain in New South Wales". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
9. 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.
10. Standard Time Act 1987 (NSW) s 3
11. Standard Time Act 1987 (NSW) s 4
12. "Abermain (locality)". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 January 2018.  
13. . NSW Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 4 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
14. "Localities". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 30 December 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}
15. "Cessnock Aurport AWS". Climate statistics for Australian locations. Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
16. Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 10 March 2021
17. Nelson, Dianne (July 2018). "Abermain-NSW" (PDF).