Allandale, New South Wales

Allandale is a locality in Cessnock and Maitland in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.

Allandale
Cessnock and Maitland, New South Wales
Allandale
Coordinates32°42′54″S 151°25′4″E[1]
Population73 (2016 census)[2]
 • Density6.96/km2 (18.04/sq mi)
Established1825[3]
Gazetted30 July 1976 (locality)[4]
Postcode(s)2321[5]
Elevation95 m (312 ft)[6]
Area10.4827 km2 (4.0 sq mi)[7]
Time zoneAEST[8] (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST)AEDT[9] (UTC+11)
Location
  • 15.2 km (9 mi) NNW of Maitland
  • 18.6 km (12 mi) NNE of Cessnock
  • 172 km (107 mi) N of Sydney
LGA(s)Maitland[10]
RegionHunter
CountyNorthumberland[10]
ParishBranxton[10]
State electorate(s)
Federal Division(s)
Mean max temp[14] Mean min temp[14] Annual rainfall[14]
24.2 °C
76 °F		 10.5 °C
51 °F		 743.3 mm
29.3 in
Suburbs around Allandale:
Greta Harpers Hill Oswald
Lovedale Allandale Lochinvar
Lovedale Keinbah Lochinvar

History

A large land grant of 1,000 acres (405 ha) was allocated to Alexander Anderson in 1825, which he named "Allandale".[3]

gollark: I'M SO CONFUSEDWHAT DOES ANYTHING MEANWHO AM IWHAT AM IWHAT IS ANYTHING
gollark: No, it is dead. I don't think their discord server even allows sending messages.
gollark: Yes.
gollark: Not that I know of.
gollark: "You might accidentally do a slightly bad thing, so we're removing your access to a useful feature in some modes so you can't."

References
  1. "Allandale (NSW385)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Allandale". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  3. Willetts, Jen. "Hunter Valley Settlers - Alexander Anderson - Allandale - Map 6". Free Settler or Felon?=. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  4. "Government Gazette Notices". Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales (97). New South Wales, Australia. 30 July 1976. p. 3321. Retrieved 5 January 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. "Allandale Postcode, NSW - Australia Post". Australia Post. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  6. "Map of Allandale in New South Wales". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  7. Australian Bureau of Statistics (13 September 2016). Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS): Volume 3 - Non ABS Structures, July 2016, 'State Suburbs ASGS Edition 2016 in .csv Format', data cube: Excel Spreadsheet, cat. no. 1270.0.55.003 (Report). Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  8. Standard Time Act 1987 (NSW) s 3
  9. Standard Time Act 1987 (NSW) s 4
  10. "Allandale (locality)". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  11. "Cessnock". NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  12. "Maitland". NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  13. "Localities". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  14. "Cessnock Airport AWS". Climate statistics for Australian locations. Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 4 January 2018.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.