CESSNOCK
Electoral District Maps
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Commencing at the intersection of the generally southern boundary of Maitland City Council, gazetted 27th November 1959, and the New England Highway: and bounded thence by part of that boundary, generally westerly, part of the generally western boundary of that city, generally northerly to the Hunter River; by that river, upwards to the northern prolongation of the generally eastern boundary of Lot 11, DP 825903; by that prolongation, boundary and the southern boundary of that lot and its prolongation, generally southerly and westerly to the New England Highway, aforesaid; by that highway, generally south-easterly and the Golden Highway, generally westerly to the Main Northern Railway; by that railway, generally south-easterly to the northern prolongation of the generally eastern boundary of Lot 100, DP 1033019; by that boundary, generally southerly and the southern boundary of Lot 1, DP 1019768, easterly to the generally north-western boundary of the City of Cessnock, gazetted 8th December 1978; by part of that boundary, generally south-westerly to Wollombi Brook; by that brook and Watagan Creek, upwards to Watagan Creek Road; by that road, generally south-easterly to the generally south-eastern boundaries of the City of Cessnock; by part of that boundary, generally north-easterly to point north-west of the source of Burkes Creek; by a line south-easterly to that creek; by that creek, and Cockle Creek, downwards and Brush Creek, upwards to Main Road; by that road, westerly and Impala Street, generally north-easterly to the generally south-western boundary of the City of Newcastle, gazetted 3rd November 1978; by part of that boundary, generally north-westerly to an unnamed creek flowing through Lot 71, DP 1065169 and Lot 123, DP 1050678; by that creek downwards to Minmi Road; by that road, generally northeasterly to the southern prolongation of the western boundary of Lot 11, DP 1044935; by that prolongation and boundary, northerly, the western and north-western boundaries of Lot 10, DP 1044935, northerly and north-easterly, a line, the north-western boundaries of Lot 21, DP 1024373, Lot 455, DP 998893, a line, Lot 21, DP 836450, Lot 1, DP 90465, a line, Lot 1, DP 155530 and its prolongation, northeasterly to the Main Northern Railway; by that railway, generally north-westerly to a canal from Hexham Swamp to Purgatory Creek; by that canal and Purgatory Creek downwards to the mean low water mark of the right bank of Hunter River; by a line north-easterly to the mean low water mark of the left bank of Hunter River; by that bank upwards to the generally southern boundary of Maitland City Council,aforesaid, and by part of that boundary generally westerly to the point of commencement.
Localities
Aberdare, Abermain, Abernethy, Allandale, Barnsley, Belford, Bellbird, Beresfield, Bishops Bridge, Black Hill, Branxton, Branxton East, Brunkerville, Buchanan, Buttai, Cameron Park, Cedar Creek, Cessnock, Cliftleigh, Congewai, Dalwood, Edgeworth, Elderslie, Ellalong, Elrington, Elrington Estate, Greta, Greta Main, Heddon Greta, Hexham, Holmesville, Kearsley, Keinbah, Kitchener, Kurri Kurri, Laguna, Leconfield, Lenaghan, Lovedale, Lower Belford, Loxford, Millfield, Minmi, Mount View, Mount Vincent, Mulbring, Neath, North Rothbury, Nulkaba, Paxton, Paynes Crossing, Pelaw Main, Pelton, Pokolbin, Quorrobolong, Richmond Vale, Rothbury, Sawyers Gully, Seahampton, Stanford Merthyr, Stockrington, Sweetmans Creek, Tarro, Tomalpin, Watagan, West Wallsend, Weston, Whittingham, Wollombi, Yango Creek
The Localities listed above were derived from the electoral roll address register as at October 2006. It should be noted that some localities may only have a relatively small overlap with the district.
Postcodes
2278, 2285, 2286, 2287, 2320, 2321, 2322, 2323, 2325, 2326, 2327, 2330, 2334, 2335