Murrungal Shire
New South Wales
Established7 March 1906 (1906-03-07)
Abolished1 January 1944 (1944-01-01)
Council seatBoorowa
RegionSouth West Slopes

Murrungal Shire was a local government area in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia.

Murrungal 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 Boorowa.[2] Towns and villages in the shire included Frogmore, Reids Flat, Rugby and Rye Park.[2][3]

Murrungal Shire was amalgamated with the Municipality of Burrowa to form Boorowa Shire on 1 September 1944.[4]

References

  1. "Proclamation (121)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 7 March 1906. p. 1593. Retrieved 14 January 2020 via National Library of Australia.
  2. 1 2 "Murrungal Shire Council (19)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 12 February 1908. p. 1005. Retrieved 14 January 2020 via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Murrungal Shire". The Burrowa News. 14 June 1918. p. 2. Retrieved 14 January 2020 via Trove.
  4. "Local Government Act 1919. Proclamation (85)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 25 August 1944. p. 1462. Retrieved 14 January 2020 via National Library of Australia.

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