Antiene, New South Wales

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Antiene
New South Wales
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Antiene
Coordinates 32°19′54″S150°59′4″E / 32.33167°S 150.98444°E / -32.33167; 150.98444 Coordinates: 32°19′54″S150°59′4″E / 32.33167°S 150.98444°E / -32.33167; 150.98444
Postcode(s) 2333
Elevation180 m (591 ft) Note1
Time zone AEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST) AEDT (UTC+11)
Location
LGA(s) Upper Hunter Shire [1]
Region Hunter [1]
County Durham [2]
Parish Savoy [2]
State electorate(s) Upper Hunter [3]
Federal Division(s) Hunter [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 ]

Contents

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.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 3 4 "Antiene". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 September 2009. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  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. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  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.
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