Antiene New South Wales | |
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Coordinates | 32°19′54″S 150°59′4″E / 32.33167°S 150.98444°E |
Postcode(s) | 2333 |
Elevation | 180 m (591 ft) Note1 |
Time zone | AEST ( UTC+10) |
• Summer ( DST) | AEDT ( UTC+11) |
Location |
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LGA(s) | Upper Hunter Shire [1] |
Region | Hunter [1] |
County | Durham [2] |
Parish | Savoy [2] |
State electorate(s) | Upper Hunter [3] |
Federal division(s) | Hunter [4] |
Antiene (also spelled Antienne [5]) is a rural locality of the Muswellbrook Shire local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. [1] [2] [6] Named after County Antrim in Northern Ireland, the locality was registered as "Antiene" because the request was made in illegible handwriting. [2][ dubious – discuss]
The Main North railway line passes through the locality and is the site of a coal unloader, used to unload coal destined for the Bayswater and Liddell power stations. [7] Until 2007, it was the site where the Main North railway became single track, the line has now been duplicated through to Muswellbrook to the north. A railway station opened at the site in 1890 and closed in 1975, no trace of this remains today. [8]
Antiene Post Office opened on 1 October 1906 and closed in 1965. [9]