Upper Hunter Shire (1906–1957)

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Upper Hunter Shire
New South Wales
Established7 March 1906 (1906-03-07)
Abolished1 January 1958 (1958-01-01)
Council seat Scone
Region Hunter

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

Upper Hunter Shire was proclaimed on 7 March 1906 as Wooluma Shire, one of 134 shires created after the passing of the Local Government (Shires) Act 1905 . [1] The shire was renamed Woolooma Shire on 13 February 1907. [2] It was later renamed Upper Hunter Shire on 11 April 1917. [3]

The shire absorbed the Municipality of Aberdeen on 7 October 1937. [4]

The shire office was in Scone. [5]

Upper Hunter Shire amalgamated with the Municipality of Scone on 1 January 1958 to form Scone Shire. [6]

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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. "Proclamation (19)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . 13 February 1907. p. 807. Retrieved 9 January 2020 via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Local Government Act 1906 and amending Acts: Proclamation (55)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . 13 April 1917. p. 2010. Retrieved 9 January 2020 via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Local Government Act 1919. Proclamation (145)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . 1 October 1937. p. 3988. Retrieved 9 January 2020 via National Library of Australia.
  5. "Upper Hunter Shire Council". The Scone Advocate . New South Wales, Australia. 13 July 1920. p. 2. Retrieved 9 January 2020 via Trove.
  6. "Local Government Act 1919. Proclamation (165)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . 13 December 1957. p. 3970. Retrieved 9 January 2020 via National Library of Australia.