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.

CountryAustralia

Established1903^[3][4]

Elevation

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29 m (95 ft)

TimezoneUTC+10 (AEST^[10])

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Abermain
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South Maitland Mines Rescue Station in Abermain
Abermain
Interactive map of Abermain
Coordinates: 32°48′26″S 151°25′39″E[1]
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	Hunter
City	Cessnock
LGA	Cessnock[2]
Location	7.9 km (4.9 mi) ENE of Cessnock 42.0 km (26.1 mi) NW of Newcastle 153 km (95 mi) N of Sydney
Established	1903[3][4]
Government
• State electorate	Cessnock[5]
• Federal division	Hunter[6]
Area [7]
• Total	15.3822 km2 (5.9391 sq mi)
Elevation [8]	29 m (95 ft)
Population
• Total	2,544 (SAL 2021)[9]
Time zone	UTC+10 (AEST[10])
• Summer (DST)	UTC+11 (AEDT[11])
Postcode	2326[12]
County	Northumberland[2]
Parish	Heddon[2]
Gazetted	24 October 1975 (town)[13] 23 October 2015 (locality)[14]
Mean max temp	24.2 °C (75.6 °F)[15]
Mean min temp	10.5 °C (50.9 °F)[15]
Annual rainfall	743.3 mm (29.26 in)[15]
Suburbs around Abermain Cessnock Sawyers Gully Weston Neath Abermain Pelaw Main Cessnock Cessnock Richmond Vale

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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] Australia's second Mine Rescue Station was constructed in 1926 and at cost of £20,000.^[17]