Manning Shire

Manning Shire
New South Wales
Established7 March 1906 (1906-03-07)
Abolished1 January 1981 (1981-01-01)
Council seatTaree
RegionMid North Coast

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

Manning 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 Taree.[2] Other towns in the shire included Diamond Beach, Old Bar, Lansdowne and Nabiac.[2]

In 1961 the population of Manning Shire was 11721.[1]

Manning Shire was abolished on 1 January 1981 per the Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980 with part merged with the Municipality of Taree and the Municipality of Wingham to form City of Greater Taree and the balance absorbed by Great Lakes Shire.[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 Manning: Sale of land for overdue rates (72)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 1 June 1973. p. 2689. Retrieved 23 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980 (NSW) Schedule 1.