Severn Shire

Former local government area in New South Wales, Australia

Severn Shire New South Wales
The former Severn Shire chambers, 2017
Established	7 March 1906 (1906-03-07)
Abolished	15 September 2004 (2004-09-15)
Council seat	Glen Innes
Region	New England

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

Severn 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 Glen Innes.^[2] Towns and villages in the shire included Deepwater, Dundee, Emmaville, Red Range, Stannum, Torrington and Wellingrove.^[2]

Severn Shire was abolished and split on 15 September 2004 with part of the shire was absorbed by Tenterfield Shire and the balance merged with Municipality of Glen Innes to form Glen Innes Severn Council.^[3]

References

^ "Proclamation (121)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 7 March 1906. p. 1593. Retrieved 13 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
^ ^a ^b "Shire of Severn - Sale of land for unpaid rates (73)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 23 May 1975. p. 2033. Retrieved 13 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Local Government Act 1993. Proclamation (142)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 15 September 2004. p. 7521. Retrieved 13 January 2020.