Antiene, New South Wales

Antiene New South Wales
Antiene
Coordinates	32°19′54″S150°59′4″E / 32.33167°S 150.98444°E / -32.33167; 150.98444
Postcode(s)	2333
Elevation	180 m (591 ft) Note1
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10)
• Summer (DST)	AEDT (UTC+11)
Location	225 km (140 mi) NNW of Sydney 112 km (70 mi) WNW of Newcastle 14.7 km (9 mi) ESE of Muswellbrook
LGA(s)	Upper Hunter Shire [1]
Region	Hunter [1]
County	Durham [2]
Parish	Savoy [2]
State electorate(s)	Upper Hunter [3]
Federal division(s)	New England [4]

Antiene (also spelled Antienne ^[5] ) is a rural locality of the Muswellbrook Shire local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. ^{[1] [2] [6]} Named after County Antrim in Northern Ireland, the locality was registered as "Antiene" because the request was made in illegible handwriting. ^{[2] [ dubious – discuss ]}

The Main North railway line passes through the locality and is the site of a coal unloader, used to unload coal destined for the Bayswater and Liddell power stations. ^[7] Until 2007, it was the site where the Main North railway became single track, the line has now been duplicated through to Muswellbrook to the north. A railway station opened at the site in 1890 and closed in 1975, no trace of this remains today. ^[8]

History

Antiene Post Office opened on 1 October 1906 and closed in 1965. ^[9]

Notes

1. ^ Average elevation as shown on 1:100000 map 9033 MUSWELLBROOK.

References

1. "Suburb Search - Local Council Boundaries - Hunter (HT) - Upper Hunter Shire Council". New South Wales Department of Local Government. Archived from the original on 14 October 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
2. "Antiene". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 September 2009.
3. "Upper Hunter". New South Wales Electoral Commission . Retrieved 23 November 2019.
4. "Hunter". Australian Electoral Commission. 19 October 2007. Archived from the original on 24 October 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
5. "Antienne". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 September 2009.
6. "Antiene". Land and Property Management Authority - Spatial Information eXchange. New South Wales Land and Property Information . Retrieved 4 September 2009.
7. "Antiene Coal Unloader". GHD Australia. Archived from the original on 14 August 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
8. "Antiene Station". NSWrail.net. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
9. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 26 May 2011.