Watagan, New South Wales

Watagan New South Wales
Watagan
Coordinates	33°01′24″S 151°11′04″E / 33.02333°S 151.18444°ECoordinates: 33°01′24″S 151°11′04″E / 33.02333°S 151.18444°E
Postcode(s)	2325
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10)
• Summer (DST)	AEDT (UTC+11)
LGA(s)	City of Cessnock[1]
Region	Hunter[1]
County	Northumberland[2]
Parish	Hay[2]
State electorate(s)	Cessnock[3]
Federal Division(s)	Hunter[4]

Watagan is a locality in the City of Cessnock, in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.^[1][2][5] It is located east of Laguna.

History

Watagan was previously a part of the locality of Laguna, until 23 October 2015 when Watagan was separated from Laguna. The locality has been previously known as Watagan/Watagon/Wattagan/Wattagon Creek. A school existed at the locality in various guises from January 1862 until December 1944.

References

1. "Suburb Search - Local Council Boundaries - Hunter (HT) - Cessnock City Council". New South Wales Division of Local Government. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
2. "Watagan". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
3. "Cessnock". New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
4. "Hunter". Australian Electoral Commission. 19 October 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
5. "Watagan". Land and Property Management Authority - Spatial Information eXchange. New South Wales Land and Property Information. Retrieved 13 January 2016.