Bolwarra Shire

Bolwarra Shire was a local government area in the Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia.

Bolwarra Shire New South Wales
Established	7 March 1906 (1906-03-07)
Abolished	6 July 1944 (1944-07-06)
Council seat	North Maitland
Region	Hunter

Bolwarra 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 originally based in Largs.^[2] They later moved to Lorn and again to North Maitland.^[3][4] Other urban areas in the shire included Paterson and Vacy.^[4][5]

The shire was amalgamated with Tarro Shire and part of Kearsley Shire to form Lower Hunter Shire on 6 July 1944.^[6]

References

1. "Proclamation (121)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 7 March 1906. p. 1593. Retrieved 29 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
2. "Bolwarra Shire (81)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 10 July 1907. p. 3980. Retrieved 29 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
3. "Shire of Bolwarra No. 36 (25)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 6 February 1920. p. 970. Retrieved 29 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
4. "Bolwarra Shire Council: Scavenging district for the town of Vacy (58)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 14 April 1939. p. 2143. Retrieved 29 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
5. "Bolwarra Shire Council: Scavenging district for the town of Paterson (158)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 30 November 1928. p. 5084. Retrieved 29 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
6. "Local Government Act 1919. Proclamation (64)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 30 June 1944. p. 1096. Retrieved 29 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.