Kearsley, New South Wales
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Kearsley | |
| Coordinates: 32°51′25″S 151°23′49″E / 32.85694°S 151.39694°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| Region | Hunter |
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| Elevation | 56 m (184 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 861 (2016 census) |
| Time zone | UTC+10 (AEST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+11 (AEDT) |
| Postcode | 2325 |
| County | Northumberland |
| Parish | Cessnock |
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.
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.