Hastings Shire

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

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

Hastings 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 in Wauchope but by 1975 had moved to Port Macquarie.[2][3] Other towns in the shire included Camden Haven, Comboyne, Ellenborough, Kendall and Laurieton.[2][3]

Hastings Shire was amalgamated with the to form Municipality of Hastings on 1 January 1981 per the Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980.[4]

References[]

  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 "Shire of Hastings: Sale of land for overdue rates (83)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 3 July 1970. p. 2689. Retrieved 16 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ a b "Shire of Hastings: Sale of land for overdue rates (61)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 24 April 1975. p. 1639. Retrieved 16 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980 (NSW) Schedule 1.

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