Colo Shire was a
local government area in the
Sydney Basin region of
New South Wales
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, Australia.
Colo Shire was proclaimed 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
A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is re ...
''.
The shire offices were in
Wilberforce.
Other towns in the shire included
North Richmond,
Sackville,
Glossodia,
Kurrajong,
St Albans and
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Bible
* Eben-Ezer, a place mentioned in the Books of Samuel
People
* Ebenezer (given name), a male given name
Places Australia
* Ebenezer, New South Wales
* Ebenezer, Queensland, a locality in the City of Ipswich
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.
Colo Shire was amalgamated with the
Municipality of Windsor
The Municipality of Windsor was a local government area of Greater Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The municipality was proclaimed as the Borough of Windsor on 4 March 1871 and was centred on the Town of Windsor. In 1949, with the pa ...
to form
Hawkesbury Shire on 1 January 1981 per the ''
Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980
The Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980 (NSW) was an Act of the Parliament of New South Wales, which amended the ''Local Government Act 1919'', with the purpose of amalgamating a series of local government areas in New South Wales. The ...
''.
[ Schedule 1.]
References
Former local government areas of New South Wales
1906 establishments in Australia
1981 disestablishments in Australia
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