Denman Shire

Denman Shire
New South Wales
Established7 March 1906 (1906-03-07)
Abolished1 July 1979 (1979-07-01)
Council seatMuswellbrook
RegionHunter

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]

  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.
  4. ^ 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.
  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.