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The Shire of Woy Woy was a local government area on the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, centred on the town of Woy Woy. The shire was proclaimed on 1 August 1928 as a result of the proclamation of the separation of the D Riding of Erina Shire and had its council seat at Woy Woy, but covered the majority of the Woy Woy peninsula including Woy Woy Bay, Umina, Blackwall, Kariong, Pearl Beach, and Patonga. Woy Woy Shire was abolished on 1 January 1947 with the reorganisation of local government in the Central Coast region following the end of the Second World War, with the council area amalgamated into Gosford Shire.
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- ↑ Andrews, Graeme (1994). Ferries of Sydney (3rd ed.). Sydney: Sydney University Press. p. 194. ISBN 0424002027.
- ↑ Working on the Central Coast's beautiful waterways is a dream come true for Tim Conway Central Coast Advocate 13 December 2016
- ↑ King tide highlights needs for Woy Woy Public Wharf rebuild Central Coast Advocate 8 December 2017
- ↑ Woy Woy to Empire Bay timetable Archived 1 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine Transport for New South Wales
- ↑ Woy Woy - Ettalong timetable Central Coast Ferries
- ↑ New ferry service to run from Gosford to Patonga from next week Archived 25 July 2016 at the Wayback Machine Central Coast Advocate 19 May 2016
- ↑ Gosford to Patonga Ferry Archived 10 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine Central Coast Ferries
- ↑ Our Fleet Archived 22 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine Central Coast Ferries
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