Aberdare is a suburb of Cessnock, a large town based on coal mining in the Lower

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. Aberdare is a small suburb just 15 minutes' from wine country, 45 minutes to Newcastle and two hours to Sydney. George Brown found coal in the area in 1800's. Coal mining created the land boom of 1903-23 and by 1926 Cessnock had a population of 12,000 within a one-mile radius

Heritage Listing

Aberdare Central Colliery Company Houses on 33,37, 41-47 Cessnock Street.

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Suburbs of City of Cessnock Towns in the Hunter Region {{Cessnock-geo-stub