Mittagong Shire

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Colo Shire
New South Wales
Established7 March 1906 (1906-03-07)
Abolished1 January 1981 (1981-01-01)
Council seat Mittagong
Region Southern Highlands

Mittagong Shire was a local government area in the Southern Highlands region of New South Wales, Australia.

Mittagong Shire was proclaimed (as Nattai Shire) on 7 March 1906, one of 134 shires created after the passing of the Local Government (Shires) Act 1905 . [1] The shire absorbed the Municipality of Mittagong on 1 January 1939. [2] It was renamed Mittagong Shire in 1949.[ citation needed ]

The shire offices were in Mittagong. [3] Other towns in the shire included Hill Top, Colo Vale, Yerrinbool, Aylmerton, Willow Vale and Balaclava. [3]

In 1961 the population of Mittagong Shire was 5875.

Mittagong Shire along with the Municipality of Bowral was absorbed into Wingecarribee Shire on 1 January 1981 per the Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980 [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 January 2020– via National Library of Australia.
  2. ↑ "Local Government Act 1919. Proclamation (188)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . 23 December 1938. p. 4856. Retrieved 22 October 2018– via National Library of Australia.
  3. 1 2 "Shire of Mittagong: Sale of land for overdue rates (63)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . 16 June 1972. p. 2333. Retrieved 23 January 2020– via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980 (NSW) Schedule 1.

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