Orara Shire

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Orara Shire
New South Wales
Established7 March 1906 (1906-03-07)
Abolished1 January 1957 (1957-01-01)
Council seat South Grafton
Region Northern Rivers

Orara Shire was a local government area in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia.

Orara 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 in South Grafton. [2]

Orara Shire was abolished and split on 1 January 1957 with part absorbed along with the Municipality of South Grafton and parts of Copmanhurst Shire into the City of Grafton and part merged with the Municipality of Maclean to form Maclean Shire, part merged with Municipality of Ulmurra to form Ulmurra Shire. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Proclamation (121)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . 7 March 1906. p. 1593. Retrieved 9 January 2020– via National Library of Australia.
  2. ↑ "Shire of Orara: Special loan, £2,500 (162)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . 20 October 1939. p. 5091. Retrieved 15 January 2020– via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ "Local Government Act 1919. Proclamation (129)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . 30 November 1956. p. 3503. Retrieved 15 January 2020– via National Library of Australia.

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