Bellbird, New South Wales

Bellbird
Suburb
Bellbird
Coordinates: 32°51′18″S 151°19′6″E / 32.85500°S 151.31833°E / -32.85500; 151.31833[1]
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
RegionHunter
CityCessnock
LGA
Location
Established1908[3]
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Area
[14]
 • Total
7.6555 km2 (2.9558 sq mi)
Elevation
[13]
122 m (400 ft)
Population
 • Total2,338 (2021 census)[7]
 • Density305.40/km2 (790.99/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+10 (AEST[15])
 • Summer (DST)UTC+11 (AEDT[16])
Postcode
2325[8]
CountyNorthumberland[2]
ParishCessnock[2]
Gazetted12 January 1910 (village)[9]
24 October 1975 (town)[10]
23 October 2015 (locality)[11]
Mean max temp24.2 °C (75.6 °F)[12]
Mean min temp10.5 °C (50.9 °F)[12]
Annual rainfall743.3 mm (29.26 in)[12]
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. ^ a b c "Bellbird (locality)". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  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. ^ "Cessnock". NSW Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 4 January 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Localities". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  6. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bellbird (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  7. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bellbird". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
  8. ^ "Bellbird Postcode, NSW - Australia Post". Australia Post. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ a b c "Cessnock Airport AWS". Climate statistics for Australian locations. Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ Standard Time Act 1987 (NSW) s 3
  16. ^ Standard Time Act 1987 (NSW) s 4
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