Abermain, New South Wales

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Abermain Post Office opened on 1 June 1904.[2] 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.[3] Australian's second Mine Rescue Station was constructed in 1926 and at cost of £20,000.[3]

Schools and education

Abermain is home to Holy Spirit Infants School and Aspect Hunter School, both non-government schools, and Abermain Public School, founded in 1909.

Notable people

Les Lumsdon (1912–1977) cartoonist for Newcastle Morning Herald

References

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