Cobbora Shire was a

local government area A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a State (administrative division), state, province, divi ...

in the Orana region of

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, Australia. Cobbora Shire was proclaimed (as Cobborah Shire) on 7 March 1906, one of 134 shires created after the passing of the ''

Local Government (Shires) Act 1905 Local Government (Shires) Act 1905 was a landmark New South Wales statute notable for the compulsory incorporation of local government areas for around 40% of the area of New South Wales. The Act created 134 rural shires, many surrounding a small ...

''. It was renamed Cobbora Shire on 23 April 1907. The shire office was in Geurie. Other towns and villages in the shire included

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and

Mendooran Mendooran (pronunciation: ''men-door-an'') is a small town adjacent to the Castlereagh River in the Warrumbungle Shire of central western New South Wales, Australia. The town lies at an altitude of 271 metres above sea level, 348 kilometres west ...

. Cobborah Shire was abolished and split on 1 January 1950 with part merged with the

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and

Macquarie Shire Macquarie Shire was a local government area in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. Macquarie Shire was proclaimed on 7 March 1906, one of 134 shires created after the passing of the ''Local Government (Shires) Act 1905''. The shi ...

to form Wellington Shire and the balance absorbed into

Gulgong Shire Gulgong is a 19th-century gold rush town in the Central Tablelands and the wider Central West regions of the Australian state of New South Wales. The town is situated within the Mid-Western Regional Council local government area. It is located ...

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