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Watagan, New South Wales

Watagan is a locality in the City of Cessnock, in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.[1][3][6] It is located east of Laguna.

Watagan
New South Wales
Watagan is located in New South Wales
Watagan
Watagan
Coordinates33°01′24″S 151°11′04″E / 33.02333°S 151.18444°E / -33.02333; 151.18444
Population37 (SAL 2021)[2]
Postcode(s)2325
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST)AEDT (UTC+11)
LGA(s)City of Cessnock[1]
RegionHunter[1]
CountyNorthumberland[3]
ParishHay[3]
State electorate(s)Cessnock[4]
Federal division(s)Hunter[5]

History

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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

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  1. ^ a b c "Suburb Search - Local Council Boundaries - Hunter (HT) - Cessnock City Council". New South Wales Division of Local Government. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Watagan (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  
  3. ^ a b c "Watagan". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 January 2016.  
  4. ^ "Cessnock". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Hunter". Australian Electoral Commission. 19 October 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  6. ^ "Watagan". Land and Property Management Authority - Spatial Information eXchange. New South Wales Land and Property Information. Retrieved 13 January 2016.


 

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