Denman Shire

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Denman Shire
New South Wales
Established7 March 1906 (1906-03-07)
Abolished1 July 1979 (1979-07-01)
Council seat Muswellbrook
Region Hunter

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

Denman Shire was proclaimed (as Wybong Shire) on 7 March 1906, one of 134 shires created after the passing of the Local Government (Shires) Act 1905 . [1] It was renamed Muswellbrook Shire on 6 March 1907. [2] It was not until 10 April 1968 that the area was renamed Denman Shire. [3]

The shire office was in Muswellbrook. [4] Other towns and villages in the shire included Denman and Sandy Hollow. [4]

Denman Shire merged with the Municipality of Muswellbrook to form a new Muswellbrook Shire on 1 July 1979. [5]

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References

  1. "Proclamation (121)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . 7 March 1906. p. 1593. Retrieved 14 February 2020 via Trove.
  2. "Local Government Act 1906. Proclamation (31)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . 6 March 1907. p. 1644. Retrieved 14 February 2020 via Trove.
  3. "Local Government Act 1919. Proclamation (53)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . 19 April 1968. p. 1535. Retrieved 14 February 2020 via Trove.
  4. 1 2 "Shire of Muswellbrook (79)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . 17 July 1959. p. 2207. Retrieved 14 February 2020 via Trove.
  5. "Local Government Act 1919. Proclamation (79)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . 15 June 1979. p. 2887. Retrieved 14 February 2020 via Trove.