Kearsley, New South Wales
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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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Kearsley New South Wales | |
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Coordinates | 32°51′25″S 151°23′49″E |
Population | 861 (2016 census)[1] |
Postcode(s) | 2325 |
Elevation | 56 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 |
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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.