Rothbury is a small town located in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.
[2] North Rothbury is another small settlement about 5km to the northeast.
The name of Rothbury became notorious for the Rothbury Riot when police shot into a crowd of miners killing Norman Brown and injuring many more, during a lockout of miners at the local colliery on 16 December 1929.
A monument in honour of Norman Brown is located at North Rothbury.
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