Denman Shire

Denman Shire
New South Wales
Denman Shire; New South Wales
Established	7 March 1906
Abolished	1 July 1979
Council seat	Muswellbrook
Region	Hunter
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Denman Shire was a local government area in the Hunter region of New South Wales, 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.^[1] It was renamed Muswellbrook Shire on 6 March 1907.^[2] It was not until 10 April 1968 that the area was renamed Denman Shire.^[3]

The shire office was in Muswellbrook.^[4] Other towns and villages in the shire included Denman and Sandy Hollow.^[4]

Denman Shire merged with the Municipality of Muswellbrook to form a new Muswellbrook Shire on 1 July 1979.^[5]

References

^ "Proclamation (121)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 7 March 1906. p. 1593. Retrieved 14 February 2020 – via Trove.
^ "Local Government Act 1906. Proclamation (31)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 6 March 1907. p. 1644. Retrieved 14 February 2020 – via Trove.
^ "Local Government Act 1919. Proclamation (53)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 19 April 1968. p. 1535. Retrieved 14 February 2020 – via Trove.
^ ^a ^b "Shire of Muswellbrook (79)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 17 July 1959. p. 2207. Retrieved 14 February 2020 – via Trove.
^ "Local Government Act 1919. Proclamation (79)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 15 June 1979. p. 2887. Retrieved 14 February 2020 – via Trove.

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[1] "Proclamation (121)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 7 March 1906. p. 1593. Retrieved 14 February 2020 – via Trove.

[2] "Local Government Act 1906. Proclamation (31)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 6 March 1907. p. 1644. Retrieved 14 February 2020 – via Trove.

[3] "Local Government Act 1919. Proclamation (53)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 19 April 1968. p. 1535. Retrieved 14 February 2020 – via Trove.

[Office-4] "Shire of Muswellbrook (79)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 17 July 1959. p. 2207. Retrieved 14 February 2020 – via Trove.

[5] "Local Government Act 1919. Proclamation (79)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 15 June 1979. p. 2887. Retrieved 14 February 2020 – via Trove.

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Denman Shire New South Wales
Established	7 March 1906 (1906-03-07)
Abolished	1 July 1979 (1979-07-01)
Council seat	Muswellbrook
Region	Hunter