Macleay Shire

Macleay Shire
New South Wales
Established7 March 1906 (1906-03-07)
Abolished1 October 1975 (1975-10-01)
Council seatWest Kempsey
RegionMid North Coast

Macleay Shire was a local government area in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.

Macleay 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 West Kempsey.[2] Other towns in the shire included Bellbrook, Frederickton, Smithtown and South West Rocks.[2]

Macleay Shire was amalgamated with the Municipality of Kempsey to form Kempsey Shire on 1 October 1975.[3]

  1. ^ "Proclamation (121)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 7 March 1906. p. 1593. Retrieved 16 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ a b "The Council of the Shire of Macleay: Sale of land for overdue rates (86)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 6 August 1971. p. 2996. Retrieved 16 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Local Government Act 1919. Proclamation (114)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 5 September 1975. p. 3561. Retrieved 16 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.