Mulwaree Shire

Mulwaree Shire
New South Wales
Established7 March 1906 (1906-03-07)
Abolished11 February 2004 (2004-02-11)
Council seatGoulburn
RegionSouthern Tablelands

Mulwaree Shire was a local government area in the Southern Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia.

Mulwaree 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 office was in Goulburn[2] but the shire did not include Goulburn. Towns and villages in the shire included Bungonia, Marulan, Tarago and Taralga.[2]

Mulwaree Shire was abolished and split on 11 February 2004 with part merged with the City of Goulburn to form Goulburn Mulwaree Council, part merged with Tallaganda Shire and parts of Yarrowlumla Shire and Gunning Shire to form Palerang Council and part merged with Crookwell Shire and parts of Gunning Shire and Yass Shire to form Upper Lachlan Shire.[3]

  1. ^ "Proclamation (121)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 7 March 1906. p. 1593. Retrieved 17 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ a b "Mulwaree Shire Council: Sale of land for overdue rates (97)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 3 July 1981. p. 3697. Retrieved 17 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Local Government Act 1993. Proclamation (32)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 11 February 2004. p. 505. Retrieved 17 January 2020.