Wallarobba Shire

Wallarobba Shire
New South Wales
Established7 March 1906 (1906-03-07)
Abolished1 July 1958 (1958-07-01)
Council seatDungog
RegionHunter

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

Wallarobba 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 office was in Dungog.[2] Towns and villages in the shire included East Gresford, Gresford, Clarence Town, Vacy, Salisbury, Torryburn, Martins Creek and initially Booral.[3][4]

Wallarobba Shire amalgamated with Municipality of Dungog to form Dungog Shire on 1 July 1958.[5]

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. ^ "Wallarobba Shire, Dungog (42)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 23 March 1910. p. 1776. Retrieved 10 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Wallarobba Shire". The Dungog Chronicle and Gloucester Advocate. New South Wales, Australia. 10 September 1915. p. 9. Retrieved 10 January 2020 – via Trove.
  4. ^ "Wallarobba Shire". The Dungog Chronicle and Gloucester Advocate. New South Wales, Australia. 15 January 1915. p. 10. Retrieved 10 January 2020 – via Trove.
  5. ^ "Local Government Act 1919. Proclamation (55)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 30 May 1958. p. 1604. Retrieved 10 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.

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