Upper Hunter Shire (1906–1957)

Upper Hunter Shire
New South Wales
Established7 March 1906 (1906-03-07)
Abolished1 January 1958 (1958-01-01)
Council seatScone
RegionHunter

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]

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.

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