Nundle 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
New England
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region of
New South Wales
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, Australia.
Nundle 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
Nundle
Nundle is a village in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. It was formerly the centre of Nundle Shire, but most of this area, including the village of Nundle, was absorbed into Tamworth Regional Council in 2004. The village ...
.
Other towns in the shire included
Woolomin.
Nundle Shire amalgamated with the
City of Tamworth,
Manilla Shire and parts of
Parry Shire
Parry Shire is a former local government area in New South Wales, Australia.
The former Parry Shire was located in the Liverpool Plains region and covered a broad area of countryside, south and east of the city of Tamworth. It did not include an ...
and
Barraba Shire
Barraba Shire was a local government area located in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia, about north of Tamworth via Fossickers Way. The Shire, administered from the town of Barraba covered an area of , and existed as a loc ...
to form
Tamworth Regional Council
Tamworth Regional Council is a local government area in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. The area under administration is located adjacent to the New England Highway and the Main North railway line. It was established in Ma ...
on 17 March 2004.
References
Former local government areas of New South Wales
1906 establishments in Australia
2004 disestablishments in Australia
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