Blaxland Shire

Blaxland Shire
New South Wales
Established7 March 1906 (1906-03-07)
Abolished1 April 1977 (1977-04-01)
Council seatWallerawang
RegionCentral West

Blaxland Shire was a local government area in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia.

Blaxland Shire was proclaimed on 7 March 1906, one of 134 shires created after the passing of the Local Government (Shires) Act 1905.[1]

The shire offices were based in Wallerawang.[2] Other urban areas in the shire included Bowenfels, Capertee, Cullen Bullen, Hampton, Hartley, Portland and Tarana.[2]

The shire was abolished and its area absorbed into the City of Lithgow on 1 April 1977.[3]

  1. ^ "Proclamation (121)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 7 March 1906. p. 1593. Retrieved 23 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ a b "Shire of Blaxland: Sale of land for overdue rates (165)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 12 December 1975. p. 5360. Retrieved 23 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Local Government Act 1919. Proclamation (23)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 4 March 1977. p. 850. Retrieved 23 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.