Abermain, New South Wales
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South Maitland Mines Rescue Station in Abermain | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 32°48′26″S 151°25′39″E / 32.80722°S 151.42750°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| Region | Hunter | ||||||||||||
| City | Cessnock | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1903 | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 15.3822 km2 (5.9391 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 29 m (95 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 2,544 (SAL 2021) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+11 (AEDT) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2326 | ||||||||||||
| County | Northumberland | ||||||||||||
| Parish | Heddon | ||||||||||||
| Gazetted | 24 October 1975 (town) 23 October 2015 (locality) | ||||||||||||
| Mean max temp | 24.2 °C (75.6 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Mean min temp | 10.5 °C (50.9 °F) | ||||||||||||
| Annual rainfall | 743.3 mm (29.26 in) | ||||||||||||
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Abermain is a town 8 km ENE of Cessnock and 3 km west of Weston, in New South Wales, Australia. Abermain is adjacent to Werakata National Park.
Abermain Post Office opened on 1 June 1904. In 1882 Professor Sir Tannatt William Edgeworth David was appointed by NSW Department of Mines to undertake a survey to discover the possibility of coal. Australia's second Mine Rescue Station was constructed in 1926 and at cost of £20,000.