Blaxland Shire

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Blaxland Shire
New South Wales
Established7 March 1906 (1906-03-07)
Abolished1 April 1977 (1977-04-01)
Council seat Wallerawang
Region Central West

Blaxland Shire was a local government area in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia.

Blaxland 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 based in Wallerawang. [2] Other urban areas in the shire included Bowenfels, Capertee, Cullen Bullen, Hampton, Hartley, Portland and Tarana. [2]

The shire was abolished and its area absorbed into the City of Lithgow on 1 April 1977. [3]

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References

  1. "Proclamation (121)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . 7 March 1906. p. 1593. Retrieved 23 January 2020 via National Library of Australia.
  2. 1 2 "Shire of Blaxland: Sale of land for overdue rates (165)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . 12 December 1975. p. 5360. Retrieved 23 January 2020 via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Local Government Act 1919. Proclamation (23)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . 4 March 1977. p. 850. Retrieved 23 January 2020 via National Library of Australia.