Gadara Shire

Former local government area in New South Wales, Australia

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

Gadara Shire was proclaimed on 7 March 1906 as Yarrangobilly Shire.^[1] It was renamed as Gadara Shire on 12 February 1907.^[2]

The shire offices were based in Tumut.^[3] Urban areas in the shire included Adelong and Batlow and the village of Grahamstown.^[3]^[4]

The shire was amalgamated with the Municipality of Tumut to form Tumut Shire on 1 July 1928.^[5]

References

^ "Proclamation (121)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 7 March 1906. p. 1593. Retrieved 23 December 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Proclamation (19)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 13 February 1907. p. 816. Retrieved 6 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
^ ^a ^b "Gadara Shire Council". Adelong and Tumut Express. New South Wales, Australia. 13 September 1921. p. 2. Retrieved 6 January 2020 – via Trove.
^ "Gadara Shire Council". Adelong and Tumut Express. New South Wales, Australia. 16 February 1923. p. 1. Retrieved 6 January 2020 – via Trove.
^ "Local Government Act 1919: Proclamation (75)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 7 March 1906. p. 2677. Retrieved 6 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.