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 | |||||||||||||||
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Abermain | |||||||||||||||
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 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