Brunkerville, New South Wales
Suburb of Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia
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Brunkerville is a rural locality in the Hunter Region, New South Wales, Australia. Brunkerville is a part of Cessnock City area, and has the East Maitland postcode, 2323. Geographically, Brunkerville consists of rolling country hills and is flanked by the Watagan and Sugarloaf Mountain Ranges.
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| Coordinates: 32°56′56″S 151°28′44″E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| Region | Hunter | ||||||||||||
| City | Cessnock | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 63 m (207 ft) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 216 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+11 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2323 | ||||||||||||
| County | Northumberland | ||||||||||||
| Gazetted | 23 October 2015 (locality)[3] | ||||||||||||
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There is a two part series explaining what life was like in Brunkerville in 1893 with multiple local people, covering the topics, including convicts, noble families and education.[4]