State Electoral District Of Cessnock
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Boundary Description
Commencing at the intersection of Glennies Creek and Main Northern Railway: and bounded thence by that railway generally north-westerly to Foy Brook; by that brook and Hunter River downwards and Wollombi Brook and Hayes Creek upwards to the road from California to Commission Road; by that road generally north-westerly and Commission Road generally south-westerly to Hunter Range; by that range generally westerly to the generally north-western boundary of Singleton Shire; by part of that boundary generally south-westerly, the generally south-western and generally southern boundaries of that shire generally south-easterly and generally easterly, part of the generally south-western and the generally southern boundaries of the City of Cessnock generally south-easterly and generally easterly, the generally north-western and the generally northern boundaries of the City of Lake Macquarie generally north-easterly and generally easterly, part of the western boundary of the City of Newcastle northerly, part of the generally southern and the generally western boundaries of the City of Maitland generally westerly and generally northerly and part of the generally south-western boundary of Dungog Shire generally north-westerly to the generally southern boundary of Mount Royal National Park; by that boundary generally westerly, part of the generally south-western boundary of that national park generally northerly and part of the generally southern boundary of Mount Royal State Forest generally westerly to Foy Brook; by that brook and Glennies Creek, aforesaid, downwards to the point of commencement.
District Information
| District of Cessnock (Area: 5,663.78 sq.kms) |
| How Constituted (Current and Predicted Electors) - as at |
4.12.97 |
30.4.99 |
| From the former District of Cessnock: |
| Part City of Cessnock |
24,107 |
24,235 |
| Part Shire of Singleton |
12,089 |
12,241 |
| From the former District of Waratah: |
| That part of the City of Cessnock bounded by the City of Cessnock/City of Newcastle local government boundary to the former boundary. |
6,544 |
7,095 |
| Total |
42,740 |
43,571 |
| The following Local Government Area is wholly contained within the District of Cessnock: |
| City of Cessnock |
30,651 |
31,330 |
| NOTE: Parts of the former District of Cessnock are transferred as follows: |
| To the District of Upper Hunter: |
| That part of the Shires of Muswellbrook and Singleton bounded by reserves, Foy Brook, Glennies Creek, Northern Railway Line, Bowmans Creek, Foy Brook, Hunter River, Wollombi Brook, Hayes Creek, The Commission Road, Hunter Range and the local government boundary of Muswellbrook to the former boundary. |
2,358 |
2,363 |
| To the District of Maitland: |
| That part of the Shire of Singleton being Mount Royal State Forest. |
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