Harwood Shire

Harwood Shire
New South Wales
Established7 March 1906 (1906-03-07)
Abolished1 January 1957 (1957-01-01)
Council seatMaclean
RegionNorthern Rivers

Harwood Shire was a local government area in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia.

Harwood 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 Maclean.[2] Other towns and villages in the shire included Angourie, Ashby, Iluka, Lawrence and Yamba.[3]

Harwood Shire was amalgamated with Municipality of Maclean to form Maclean Shire on 1 January 1957.[4]

  1. ^ "Proclamation (121)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 7 March 1906. p. 1593. Retrieved 15 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Shire of Harwood: Naming of roads (129)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 20 August 1954. p. 2592. Retrieved 15 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Overdue rates - Shire of Harwood: Sale of land for default (166)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 23 October 1936. p. 4466. Retrieved 15 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Local Government Act 1919. Proclamation (129)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 30 November 1956. p. 3503. Retrieved 15 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.