Denman Shire was a
local government area in the
Hunter region of
New South Wales
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, Australia.
Denman Shire was proclaimed (as Wybong 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
A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is re ...
''. It was renamed Muswellbrook Shire on 6 March 1907. It was not until 10 April 1968 that the area was renamed Denman Shire.
The shire office was in
Muswellbrook
Muswellbrook ( ) is a town in the Upper Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia, about north of Sydney and north-west of Newcastle.
Geologically, Muswellbrook is situated in the northern parts of the Sydney basin, bordering the New Engla ...
.
Other towns and villages in the shire included
Denman and
Sandy Hollow
Sandy Hollow is a small rural town in New South Wales, Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous sm ...
.
Denman Shire merged with the
Municipality of Muswellbrook to form a new
Muswellbrook Shire
Muswellbrook Shire is a local government area in the Upper Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is situated adjacent to the New England Highway and the Hunter railway line.
Muswellbrook Shire was established on 1 July 1979 fro ...
on 1 July 1979.
References
Former local government areas of New South Wales
1906 establishments in Australia
1979 disestablishments in Australia
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