Watagan, New South Wales

Watagan
Watagan; New South Wales
	Watagan
Coordinates	33°01′24″S151°11′04″E / 33.02333°S 151.18444°E Coordinates: 33°01′24″S151°11′04″E / 33.02333°S 151.18444°E
Postcode(s)	2325
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10)
• Summer (DST)	AEDT (UTC+11)
LGA(s)	City of Cessnock [1]
Region	Hunter [1]
County	Northumberland [2]
Parish	Hay [2]
State electorate(s)	Cessnock [3]
Federal Division(s)	Hunter [4]

Last updated November 24, 2019

Watagan is a locality in the City of Cessnock, in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.^[1]^[2]^[5] It is located east of Laguna.

History

Watagan was previously a part of the locality of Laguna, until 23 October 2015 when Watagan was separated from Laguna. The locality has been previously known as Watagan/Watagon/Wattagan/Wattagon Creek. A school existed at the locality in various guises from January 1862 until December 1944.

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References

1 2 3 "Suburb Search - Local Council Boundaries - Hunter (HT) - Cessnock City Council". New South Wales Division of Local Government . Retrieved 13 January 2016.
1 2 3 "Watagan". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 January 2016.
↑ "Cessnock". New South Wales Electoral Commission . Retrieved 23 November 2019.
↑ "Hunter". Australian Electoral Commission. 19 October 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
↑ "Watagan". Land and Property Management Authority - Spatial Information eXchange. New South Wales Land and Property Information . Retrieved 13 January 2016.

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[lga-1] 1 2 3 "Suburb Search - Local Council Boundaries - Hunter (HT) - Cessnock City Council". New South Wales Division of Local Government . Retrieved 13 January 2016.

[gnblocality-2] 1 2 3 "Watagan". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 January 2016.

[3] "Cessnock". New South Wales Electoral Commission . Retrieved 23 November 2019.

[4] "Hunter". Australian Electoral Commission. 19 October 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2016.

[5] "Watagan". Land and Property Management Authority - Spatial Information eXchange. New South Wales Land and Property Information . Retrieved 13 January 2016.