Cockburn Shire was a local government area in the
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Cockburn Shire was established in 1907, and covered a sparsely populated area
east of the town of
Tamworth, in the area of the
Cockburn River, after which the shire was named.
Cockburn Shire was amalgamated with
Peel Shire in 1980, to create
Parry Shire. In 2004, the city of Tamworth local government area took over the neighbouring Manilla, Barraba, Parry and Nundle shires to form
Tamworth Regional Council
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