Boomi Shire

Boomi Shire
New South Wales
Established7 March 1906 (1906-03-07)
Abolished1 January 1981 (1981-01-01)
Council seatMoree
RegionNorth West Slopes

Boomi Shire was a local government area in the North West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia.

Boomi 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 Moree.[2] Towns in the shire included Boomi, Ashley, Garah and Mungindi.[2]

Boomi Shire was amalgamated with Boolooroo Shire and Municipality of Moree to form Moree Plains Shire on 1 January 1981 per the Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Proclamation (121)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 7 March 1906. p. 1593. Retrieved 23 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ a b "Shire of Boomi: Sale of land for overdue rates (169)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 1 December 1978. p. 5038. Retrieved 23 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980 (NSW) Schedule 1.

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