Aberdare is a suburb of Cessnock, a large town based on coal mining in the Lower Hunter Region, New South Wales, Australia.

Aberdare is a small suburb just 15 minutes' from wine country, 45 minutes to Newcastle and two hours to Sydney.

[16] George Brown found coal in the area in 1800's.

[16] Coal mining created the land boom of 1903-23 and by 1926 Cessnock had a population of 12,000 within a one-mile radius[16] Aberdare Central Colliery Company Houses on 33,37, 41-47 Cessnock Street.

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