Culcairn Shire

Culcairn Shire New South Wales
Established	7 March 1906 (1906-03-07)
Abolished	26 May 2004 (2004-05-26)
Council seat	Culcairn
Region	Riverina

Culcairn Shire was a local government area in the eastern Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia.

Culcairn 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 Culcairn.[2] Other towns in the shire included Henty and Walla Walla and the villages of Alma Park, Bulgandry, Cookardinia, Morven and Walbundrie.[3]

Culcairn Shire was amalgamated with Holbrook Shire and part of Hume Shire to form Greater Hume Shire on 26 May 2004.[4]

References

1. "Proclamation (121)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 7 March 1906. p. 1593. Retrieved 9 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
2. "Culcairn Shire (24)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 16 February 1910. p. 1064. Retrieved 9 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
3. "Establishment of a Reserve trust and appointment of a trust manager (150)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 11 November 1994. p. 6703. Retrieved 9 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
4. "Local Government Act 1993. Proclamation (90)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 26 May 2004. p. 3184. Retrieved 9 January 2020.

Further reading

• Pennay, Bruce (2006). Three shires and their councils. Wagga Wagga: Triple D. ISBN 0975682970.