Upper Hunter Shire New South Wales | |
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Established | 7 March 1906 |
Abolished | 1 January 1958 |
Council seat | Scone |
Region | Hunter |
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]
Upper Hunter Shire New South Wales | |
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Established | 7 March 1906 |
Abolished | 1 January 1958 |
Council seat | Scone |
Region | Hunter |
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]