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Encyclopedia > Aberdeen, New South Wales

Aberdeen (32°10′S 150°54′E) is a small town in the upper Hunter Valley region of New South Wales, Australia. The Hunter Valley is a region of New South Wales, approximately 160 kilometers north of Sydney, Australia with an approximate population of 700,000 people, most of which live in the Newcastle Metro area including Newcastle, Lake Macquarie and Maitland city councils. ... Emblems: Floral - Waratah (Telopea speciosissima); Bird - Kookaburra (Dacelo gigas); Animal - Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus); Fish - Blue Groper (Achoerodus viridis) Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Slogan or Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Const. ...


Aberdeen is located about 12 kilometres north of Muswellbrook on the New England Highway. Aberdeen is named after Aberdeen, Scotland. It is home to the blue heeler dog, also known as the Australian cattle dog Muswellbrook is a town in New South Wales, Australia. ... National Highway 15 follows New England Highway is just off Newcastle and continues through Cunningham Highway in Queensland to Brisbane National Route 42 See also: New England Interstate Highways, a system of numbered highways in New England, USA, from 1922 to 1927. ... This article is about the Scottish city. ... Country of origin Australia Common nicknames Bluey, ACD Classification Breed standards (external links) FCI - see ANKC, AKC, ANKC CKC, KC(UK), NZKC,UKC The Australian Cattle Dog (ACD), also known as the Queensland Heeler or Blue Heeler, is a herding dog developed in Australia for handling cattle. ...


Blues Artist Adam Feeble was born in Aberdeen in 1979.


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Aberdeen is the chief commercial centre and seaport in the north-east of Scotland.
Aberdeen Grammar School, (now a comprehensive, despite its name) founded in 1263 and one of the oldest schools in Britain, was removed in 1861-1863 from its old quarters in Schoolhill to a large new building, in the Scottish baronial style, off Skene Street.
Aberdeen Airport, in the neighbouring town of Dyce, serves European destinations for passenger and freight flights and is the largest helicopter terminal in the world, serving the many North Sea oil installations.
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