Woodburn Shire

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Woodburn Shire
New South Wales
Population4,002 (1961)
Established7 March 1906 (1906-03-07)
Abolished1 January 1976 (1976-01-01)
Council seat Coraki
Region Northern Rivers

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

Woodburn Shire was proclaimed on 7 March 1906, one of 134 shires created after the passing of the Local Government (Shires) Act 1905 . [1] It absorbed the Municipality of Coraki on 1 January 1934. [2]

The shire offices were in Coraki. [3] Other towns and villages in the shire included Broadwater, Evans Head and Woodburn. [3]

In 1961 the population of Woodbury Shire was 4002.

Woodburn Shire was abolished and amalgamated with part of Tomki Shire to form Richmond River Shire on 1 January 1976. [4]

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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. ↑ "Local Government Act 1919. Proclamation (211)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . 15 December 1933. p. 4379. Retrieved 15 January 2020– via National Library of Australia.
  3. 1 2 "Woodburn Shire Council: Sale of land for overdue rates (104)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . 2 March 1973. p. 4026. Retrieved 15 January 2020– via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "Local Government Act 1919. Proclamation (155)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . 28 November 1975. p. 4956. Retrieved 15 January 2020– via National Library of Australia.

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