Goobang Shire

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Goobang Shire
New South Wales
Population5,307 (1961)
Established7 March 1906 (1906-03-07)
Abolished1 January 1981 (1981-01-01)
Council seat Parkes, New South Wales
Region Central West

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

Goobang Shire was proclaimed on 7 March 1906. [1] Its offices were based in the town of Parkes, New South Wales. [2]

It absorbed the Municipality of Peak Hill on 1 November 1971 [3]

In 1961 Goobang Shire had a population of 5307.

The Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980 saw the amalgamation of Goobang Shire with the Municipality of Parkes to form Parkes Shire on 1 January 1981. [4]

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References

  1. "Proclamation (121)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . 7 March 1906. p. 1593. Retrieved 23 December 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  2. "Our History". Neighbourhood Central. Retrieved 23 December 2019. Through continued support by the Parkes Shire Council they assisted in moving the Centre into its current premises at the old Goobang Shire Building, 80 - 82 Currajong Street
  3. "Local Government Act 1919. Proclamation (120)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . 22 October 1971. p. 4074. Retrieved 22 October 2018 via National Library of Australia.
  4. Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980 (NSW) Schedule 1.