Wallarobba Shire

Wallarobba Shire was a local government area in the Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia.

Wallarobba Shire
New South Wales
Established7 March 1906 (1906-03-07)
Abolished1 July 1958 (1958-07-01)
Council seatDungog
RegionHunter

Wallarobba 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 office was in Dungog.[2] Towns and villages in the shire included East Gresford, Gresford, Clarence Town, Vacy, Salisbury, Torryburn, Martins Creek and initially Booral.[3][4]

Wallarobba Shire amalgamated with Municipality of Dungog to form Dungog Shire on 1 July 1958.[5]

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. "Wallarobba Shire, Dungog (42)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 23 March 1910. p. 1776. Retrieved 10 January 2020 via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Wallarobba Shire". The Dungog Chronicle and Gloucester Advocate. New South Wales, Australia. 10 September 1915. p. 9. Retrieved 10 January 2020 via Trove.
  4. "Wallarobba Shire". The Dungog Chronicle and Gloucester Advocate. New South Wales, Australia. 15 January 1915. p. 10. Retrieved 10 January 2020 via Trove.
  5. "Local Government Act 1919. Proclamation (55)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 30 May 1958. p. 1604. Retrieved 10 January 2020 via National Library of Australia.

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