Former local government area in New South Wales, Australia
Wallarobba Shire New South Wales
Established
7 March 1906 (1906-03-07)
Abolished
1 July 1958 (1958-07-01)
Council seat
Dungog
Region
Hunter
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]
^"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.
^"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.
^"Wallarobba Shire". The Dungog Chronicle and Gloucester Advocate. New South Wales, Australia. 10 September 1915. p. 9. Retrieved 10 January 2020 – via Trove.
^"Wallarobba Shire". The Dungog Chronicle and Gloucester Advocate. New South Wales, Australia. 15 January 1915. p. 10. Retrieved 10 January 2020 – via Trove.
^"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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