Tarro Shire

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Tarro Shire
New South Wales
Established7 March 1906 (1906-03-07)
Abolished6 June 1944 (1944-06-06)
Council seat East Maitland
Region Hunter

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

Tarro Shire was proclaimed (as Kurri Kurri Shire) on 7 March 1906, one of 134 shires created after the passing of the Local Government (Shires) Act 1905 . [1] It was renamed Tarro Shire on 8 January 1907. [2]

The shire office was in East Maitland. [3] Other towns and villages in the shire included Hexham, Mulbring, Tarro and Sandgate. [3] [4] [5]

On 2 April 1938, the Greater Newcastle Act 1937 saw part of Tarro Shire was excised and merged with part of Lake Macquarie Shire and 10 suburban municipalities to form the City of Greater Newcastle. [6]

Tarro Shire amalgamated with Bolwarra Shire and part of Kearsley Shire on 6 June 1944 to form Lower Hunter Shire. [7]

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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 National Library of Australia.
  2. ↑ "Proclamation (5)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . 9 January 1907. p. 147. Retrieved 14 February 2020– via National Library of Australia.
  3. 1 2 "Tarro Shire Council (154)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . 13 December 1929. p. 4979. Retrieved 14 February 2020– via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "Tarro Shire Council: Mulbring Scavenging District (50)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . 27 March 1942. p. 1146. Retrieved 14 February 2020– via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ "Tarro Shire Council: Sandgate Scavenging District (127)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . 18 August 1933. p. 3074. Retrieved 14 February 2020– via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ Greater Newcastle Act 1937 (NSW)
  7. ↑ "Local Government Act 1919. Proclamation (64)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . 30 June 1944. p. 1096. Retrieved 14 February 2020– via National Library of Australia.

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