Dumaresq 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

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region of

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, Australia. Dumaresq Shire was proclaimed on 7 March 1906, one of 134 shires created after the passing of the '' Local Government (Shires) Act 1905''. The shire office was in Armidale. Towns and villages in the shire included Ebor, Hillgrove and

Wollomombi The Wollomombi Falls is a plunge waterfall on the Wollomombi River in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. Location and features In the Oxley Wild Rivers National Park approximately due east of Armidale and off the Water ...

. Dumaresq Shire was amalgamated with the City of Armidale to form

Armidale Dumaresq Council The Armidale Dumaresq Council is a former local government area in the New England and Northern Tablelands regions of New South Wales, Australia. This area was formed in 2000 from the merger of the original City of Armidale with the surroundi ...

on 21 February 2000.

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