Location
Neath is an Urban Location area within the local government area of Cessnock in New South Wales, it is located approximately 117kms from the capital Sydney. (australias.guide)
Neath is a small, narrow village located between Cessnock and Abermain. (cessnock city council)
History
Aboriginal Heritage
Many landscape features can be linked to the intangible cultural heritage values. Many of these have
been impacted over time by European settlement. For Neath, this includes land of the former Neath
Colliery, and the south Maitland Railway line/corridor, the location of which was a songline and travel
route for the original inhabitants, which has a link with the Pelaw Main Learning Place.
Given the wide scale use of land within the Cessnock Local Government Area (LGA), there is also likely to
be scattered artefacts, which provide evidence of Aboriginal occupation or the area.
European Heritage
The village of Neath was directly associated with the opening of the Neath Colliery in 1906. The South
Maitland railway line from Abermain was extended to Cessnock in 1904, supported by a passenger
service. A line was connected to Neath with the construction of a station between 1906 and 1908.
An infant’s school was established in 1913, superseded by a public school which opened in 1917, and
closed in December 1971.
The Neath Hotel opened in 1914 and remains an operational hotel.
The mine closed in 1951, followed by the cessation of passenger services in 1967.
The embankment, rail tracks, signal box and platform still exist, however the Station and infrastructure
associated with Neath Colliery (exclusive of the former Mine Manager’s House) were removed in the
1980s. (cessnock city council)
Places of Interest
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