Bellbird, New South Wales

Suburb of Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia
32°51′18″S 151°19′6″E / 32.85500°S 151.31833°E / -32.85500; 151.31833[1]Population2,032 (2016 census)[2] • Density265.43/km2 (687.46/sq mi)Established1908[3]Gazetted12 January 1910 (village)[4]
24 October 1975 (town)[5]
23 October 2015 (locality)[6]Postcode(s)2325[7]Elevation122 m (400 ft)[8]Area7.6555 km2 (3.0 sq mi)[9]Time zoneAEST[10] (UTC+10) • Summer (DST)AEDT[11] (UTC+11)Location
  • 7.6 km (5 mi) SE of Cessnock
  • 55.8 km (35 mi) WNW of Newcastle
  • 159 km (99 mi) S of Sydney
LGA(s)Cessnock[12]RegionHunterCountyNorthumberland[12]ParishCessnock[12]State electorate(s)Cessnock[13]Federal division(s)Hunter[14]
Mean max temp[15] Mean min temp[15] Annual rainfall[15]
24.2 °C
76 °F		 10.5 °C
51 °F		 743.3 mm
29.3 in
Suburbs around Bellbird:
Mount View Cessnock Bellbird Heights
Mount View Bellbird Cessnock
Mount View Pelton Pelton

Bellbird is a town and locality in the City of Cessnock in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. A memorial was built there in 1990 to remember the 21 deaths from the 1923 Bellbird Mining Disaster.

References

  1. ^ "Bellbird (NSW80857)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bellbird". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 January 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "Maitland Coalfields". The Maitland Daily Mercury. Vol. 37129, no. 4473. New South Wales, Australia. 16 May 1908. p. 4. Retrieved 7 January 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "PROCLAMATION". Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales. No. 8. New South Wales, Australia. 12 January 1910. p. 214. Retrieved 7 January 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT, 1966". Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales. No. 138. New South Wales, Australia. 24 October 1975. p. 4459. Retrieved 7 January 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT, 1966" (PDF). Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales. No. 91. New South Wales, Australia. 23 October 2015. p. 3403. Retrieved 3 January 2018 – via NSW Legislation.
  7. ^ "Bellbird Postcode, NSW - Australia Post". Australia Post. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  8. ^ Mean elevation based on highest (163 m) and lowest (81 m) points in suburb. "Map of Bellbird in New South Wales". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Standard Time Act 1987 (NSW) s 3
  11. ^ Standard Time Act 1987 (NSW) s 4
  12. ^ a b c "Bellbird (locality)". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 January 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  13. ^ "Cessnock". NSW Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 4 January 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  14. ^ "Localities". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  15. ^ a b c "Cessnock Airport AWS". Climate statistics for Australian locations. Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
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