Kyeamba Shire

Kyeamba Shire
New South Wales
Population4,841 (1961)
Established7 March 1906 (1906-03-07)
Abolished1 January 1981 (1981-01-01)
Council seatWagga Wagga
RegionRiverina

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

Kyeamba 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 Wagga Wagga.[2] Other towns and villages in the shire included Book Book, Borambola, Gumly Gumly, Forest Hill, Humula, Ladysmith, Lake Albert, Pulletop, Mangoplah and Tarcutta.[2][3]

In 1961 the population of Kyeamba Shire was 4841.[1]

Kyeamba Shire was abolished on 1 January 1981 and, along with Mitchell Shire, its area was absorbed into the City of Wagga Wagga per the Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980.[4]

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. ^ a b "Kyeamba Shire (160)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 24 December 1941. p. 4478. Retrieved 9 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Proclamation (63)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 22 June 1945. p. 1090. Retrieved 9 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980 (NSW) Schedule 1.

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