Allandale, New South Wales Explained

Type:suburb
Allandale
City:Cessnock and Maitland
State:nsw
Pop:73
Established:1825[1]
Gazetted:30 July 1976 (locality)[2]
Postcode:2321[3]
Elevation:95
Elevation Footnotes:[4]
Area:10.4827
Area Footnotes:[5]
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10
Timezone-Dst:AEDT
Utc-Dst:+11
Dist1:15.2
Dir1:NNW
Location1:Maitland
Dist2:18.6
Dir2:NNE
Location2:Cessnock
Dist3:172
Dir3:N
Location3:Sydney
Lga:Maitland
Region:Hunter
County:Northumberland
Parish:Branxton
Stategov:Cessnock[6]
Stategov2:Maitland[7]
Fedgov:Hunter[8]
Fedgov2:Paterson
Maxtemp:24.2
Mintemp:10.5
Rainfall:743.3
Near-N:Harpers Hill
Near-Ne:Oswald
Near-E:Lochinvar
Near-Se:Lochinvar
Near-S:Keinbah
Near-Sw:Lovedale
Near-W:Lovedale
Near-Nw:Greta

Allandale is a locality in Cessnock and Maitland in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. The traditional owners and custodians of the Maitland area are the Wonnarua people.[9]

History

A large land grant of 1000acres was allocated to Alexander Anderson in 1825, which he named "Allandale".[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hunter Valley Settlers - Alexander Anderson - Allandale - Map 6 . Willetts . Jen. Free Settler or Felon?= . 4 January 2018 .
  2. News: Government Gazette Notices . . 97 . New South Wales, Australia . 30 July 1976 . 5 January 2018 . 3321 . National Library of Australia.
  3. Web site: Allandale Postcode, NSW - Australia Post . . Australia Post . . 4 January 2018 .
  4. Web site: Map of Allandale in New South Wales . . Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. . 2 January 2018 .
  5. Australian Bureau of Statistics . 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 . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 4 January 2017 .
  6. Web site: Cessnock . . NSW Electoral Commission . . 4 January 2018 . 4 January 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180104232243/http://www.office.elections.nsw.gov.au/districts/profiles/2015/Cessnock . dead .
  7. Web site: Maitland . . NSW Electoral Commission. . 4 January 2018 .
  8. Web site: Localities . . Australian Electoral Commission. . 4 January 2018 .
  9. Web site: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. 8 September 2020. Maitland City Council.