Bolwarra Shire

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

Bolwarra Shire
New South Wales
Established7 March 1906 (1906-03-07)
Abolished6 July 1944 (1944-07-06)
Council seatNorth Maitland
RegionHunter

Bolwarra 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 originally based in Largs.[2] They later moved to Lorn and again to North Maitland.[3][4] Other urban areas in the shire included Paterson and Vacy.[4][5]

The shire was amalgamated with Tarro Shire and part of Kearsley Shire to form Lower Hunter Shire on 6 July 1944.[6]

References

  1. "Proclamation (121)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 7 March 1906. p. 1593. Retrieved 29 January 2020 via National Library of Australia.
  2. "Bolwarra Shire (81)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 10 July 1907. p. 3980. Retrieved 29 January 2020 via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Shire of Bolwarra No. 36 (25)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 6 February 1920. p. 970. Retrieved 29 January 2020 via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Bolwarra Shire Council: Scavenging district for the town of Vacy (58)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 14 April 1939. p. 2143. Retrieved 29 January 2020 via National Library of Australia.
  5. "Bolwarra Shire Council: Scavenging district for the town of Paterson (158)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 30 November 1928. p. 5084. Retrieved 29 January 2020 via National Library of Australia.
  6. "Local Government Act 1919. Proclamation (64)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 30 June 1944. p. 1096. Retrieved 29 January 2020 via National Library of Australia.

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