Kearsley, New South Wales

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Kearsley
New South Wales
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Kearsley
Coordinates 32°51′25″S151°23′49″E / 32.85694°S 151.39694°E / -32.85694; 151.39694
Population861 (2016 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 2325
Elevation56 m (184 ft)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST) AEDT (UTC+11)
Location
LGA(s) City of Cessnock
Region Hunter
County Northumberland
Parish Cessnock
State electorate(s) Cessnock
Federal division(s) Hunter

Kearsley is a village in the City of Cessnock, in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. Kearsley is located 5.7 kilometres south-east of the town of Cessnock, NSW and is adjacent to Werakata National Park. The village was named after William Kearsley, a prominent member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly and official in the miner's union.

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At the heart of the town from its foundation in 1912 until closure in 1964 was J & A Brown & Abermain Seaham Collieries mine, the Abermain No.2 Colliery, the first mechanised pit in the Cessnock coalfield. Coal was shipped out via the South Maitland Railways.

Population

According to the 2016 census of Population, there were 861 people living in Kearsley.

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References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kearsley". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 April 2019. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg