Tintenbar Shire

Tintenbar Shire was a local government area in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia.

Tintenbar Shire
New South Wales
Established7 March 1906 (1906-03-07)
Abolished1 January 1977 (1977-01-01)
Council seatAlstonville
RegionNorthern Rivers

Tintenbar Shire was proclaimed on 7 March 1906, one of 134 shires created after the passing of the Local Government (Shires) Act 1905.[1]

The shire offices were in Alstonville.[2] Other towns and villages in the shire included Lennox Head, Tintenbar and Wardell.[2]

Tintenbar Shire was amalgamated with the Municipality of Ballina to form Ballina Shire on 1 January 1977.[3]

References

  1. "Proclamation (121)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 7 March 1906. p. 1593. Retrieved 9 January 2020 via National Library of Australia.
  2. "Shire of Tintenbar: Sale of land for overdue rates (117)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 7 September 1973. p. 3945. Retrieved 15 January 2020 via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Local Government Act 1919. Proclamation (138)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 22 October 1976. p. 4526. Retrieved 15 January 2020 via National Library of Australia.

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