| Kearsley New South Wales | |
|---|---|
  Kearsley | |
| Coordinates | 32°51′25″S 151°23′49″E / 32.85694°S 151.39694°E |
| Population | 861 (2016 census)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 2325 |
| Elevation | 56 m (184 ft) |
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) |
| • Summer (DST) | AEDT (UTC+11) |
| Location | |
| LGA(s) | City of Cessnock |
| Region | Hunter |
| County | Northumberland |
| Parish | Cessnock |
| State electorate(s) | Cessnock |
| Federal division(s) | Hunter |
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.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kearsley". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
