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Mumbulla Shire was a
local government area A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a federated state, state, province, division (politica ...
in the South Coast region of
New South Wales New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria (state), Victoria to the south, and South ...
, Australia. Mumbulla Shire was proclaimed on 7 March 1906, one of 134 shires created after the passing of the ''
Local Government (Shires) Act 1905 Local Government (Shires) Act 1905 was a landmark New South Wales statute notable for the compulsory incorporation of local government areas A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is ...
''. The shire office was in Bega but Bega itself was not in Mumbulla shire. Other towns and villages in the shire included
Bemboka Bemboka is a town in the South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. The town is located on the Snowy Mountains Highway, in the Bega Valley Shire local government area, south of the state capital, Sydney. At the , the Bemboka gazetted ...
, Bermagui and
Cobargo Cobargo is a village in the south-east area of the state of New South Wales in Australia in Bega Valley Shire. At the , Cobargo had a population of 776 people. It is 386 km south of Sydney on the Princes Highway between Narooma and Bega. T ...
. In 1961 Mumbulla Shire had a population of 375

Mumbulla Shire was amalgamated with
Imlay Shire Imlay Shire was a local government area in the South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. Imlay Shire was proclaimed on 7 March 1906, one of 134 shires created after the passing of the ''Local Government (Shires) Act 1905''. The shire ...
and the Municipality of Bega on 1 January 1981 to create
Bega Valley Shire The Bega Valley Shire is a Local government in Australia, local government area located adjacent to the South Coast, New South Wales, south-eastern coastline of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire was formed in 1981 with the amalgamation of t ...
per the ''
Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980 The Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980 (NSW) was an Act of the Parliament of New South Wales, which amended the ''Local Government Act 1919'', with the purpose of amalgamating a series of local government areas in New South Wales. Th ...
''. Schedule 1.


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Former local government areas of New South Wales 1906 establishments in Australia 1981 disestablishments in Australia {{NSW-geo-stub