Watagan, New South Wales

Watagan
New South Wales
Watagan
Coordinates 33°01′24″S 151°11′04″E / 33.02333°S 151.18444°E / -33.02333; 151.18444Coordinates: 33°01′24″S 151°11′04″E / 33.02333°S 151.18444°E / -33.02333; 151.18444
Postcode(s) 2325
Time zone AEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST) AEDT (UTC+11)
LGA(s) City of Cessnock[1]
Region Hunter[1]
County Northumberland[2]
Parish Hay[2]
State electorate(s) Cessnock[3]
Federal Division(s) Hunter[4]

Watagan is a locality in the City of Cessnock, in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.[1][2][5] It is located east of Laguna.

History

Watagan was previously a part of the locality of Laguna, until 23 October 2015 when Watagan was separated from Laguna. The locality has been previously known as Watagan/Watagon/Wattagan/Wattagon Creek. A school existed at the locality in various guises from January 1862 until December 1944.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Suburb Search - Local Council Boundaries - Hunter (HT) - Cessnock City Council". New South Wales Division of Local Government. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Watagan". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Cessnock". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Hunter". Australian Electoral Commission. 19 October 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Watagan". Land and Property Management Authority - Spatial Information eXchange. New South Wales Land and Property Information. Retrieved 13 January 2016.


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