Rothbury, New South Wales - Misplaced Pages

Town in New South Wales, Australia

Rothbury New South Wales
Population	55 (SAL 2021)
LGA(s)	City of Cessnock

Rothbury is a small town located in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is 10 km from Cessnock. At the 2011 census, Rothbury had a population of 452 people. North Rothbury is another small settlement about 5km to the northeast. The town is 8 km from Pokolbin's vineyards.

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.

References

Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Rothbury (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Rothbury - Bal (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
Clifford, Michael, Struggles, Scabs and Schooners: a Labour History Tour with a Pint Labour History No. 84, May 2003. Accessed 2 July 2006
"Rothbury Riot Memorial". Monument Australia. Monument Australia. Retrieved 20 March 2023.

32°45′S 151°20′E / 32.750°S 151.333°E / -32.750; 151.333

v t e Towns, suburbs and localities of the City of Cessnock, New South Wales
Towns, suburbs and localities	Aberdare Abermain Abernethy Allandale Bellbird Bellbird Heights Bishops Bridge Black Hill Branxton Brunkerville Buchanan Cedar Creek Cessnock Cliftleigh Congewai Ellalong Greta Heddon Greta Kearsley Kitchener Kurri Kurri Laguna Lovedale Millfield Mount View Mulbring Neath North Rothbury Nulkaba Paxton Pelaw Main Pelton Pokolbin Quorrobolong Rothbury Watagan Weston Wollombi
Other places and points of interest	Cessnock Airport Hunter Valley Railway Trust Huntlee (proposed town) Mount Sugarloaf Richmond Vale Railway Watagans National Park Werakata National Park

Towns, suburbs and localities of the City of Cessnock, New South Wales

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v t e Towns, suburbs and localities of Singleton Council, New South Wales
Towns, suburbs and localities	Branxton Broke Bulga Camberwell Dalwood Glendon Brook Gowrie Jerrys Plains Liddell Middle Falbrook Milbrodale North Rothbury Pokolbin Putty Rothbury Singleton Warkworth Whittingham
Other places and points of interest	Hunter River Lone Pine Barracks Wollemi National Park

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