Boolooroo Shire

Boolooroo Shire
New South Wales
Established7 March 1906 (1906-03-07)
Abolished1 January 1981 (1981-01-01)
Council seatMoree
RegionNorth West Slopes

Boolooroo Shire was a local government area in the North West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia.

Boolooroo 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 in Moree.[2] Towns in the shire included Biniguy, Pallamallawa and Boggabilla.[2]

Boolooroo Shire was amalgamated with Boomi Shire and Municipality of Moree to form Moree Plains Shire on 1 January 1981 per the Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980.[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 Boolooroo: Sale of land for overdue rates (41)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 22 April 1966. p. 1733. Retrieved 23 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980 (NSW) Schedule 1.