Woodburn Shire

Woodburn Shire was a local government area in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia.

Woodburn Shire
New South Wales
Established7 March 1906 (1906-03-07)
Abolished1 January 1976 (1976-01-01)
Council seatCoraki
RegionNorthern Rivers

Woodburn Shire was proclaimed on 7 March 1906, one of 134 shires created after the passing of the Local Government (Shires) Act 1905.[1] It absorbed the Municipality of Coraki on 1 January 1934.[2]

The shire offices were in Coraki.[3] Other towns and villages in the shire included Broadwater, Evans Head and Woodburn.[3]

Woodburn Shire was abolished and amalgamated with part of Tomki Shire to form Richmond River Shire on 1 January 1976.[4]

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. "Local Government Act 1919. Proclamation (211)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 15 December 1933. p. 4379. Retrieved 15 January 2020 via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Woodburn Shire Council: Sale of land for overdue rates (104)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 2 March 1973. p. 4026. Retrieved 15 January 2020 via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Local Government Act 1919. Proclamation (155)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 28 November 1975. p. 4956. Retrieved 15 January 2020 via National Library of Australia.

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