Cockburn Shire was a local government area in the
Australia
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New South Wales
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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
Peel Shire was a local government area, in New South Wales, Australia.
Peel Shire was proclaimed in 1907 and covered a rural area surrounding the town ( and later, city ) of Tamworth. It was named after the Peel River which runs through the ar ...
in 1980, to create
Parry Shire
Parry Shire was a local government area in New South Wales, Australia.
The former Parry Shire was located in the Liverpool Plains region and covered a broad area of countryside, south and east of the city of Tamworth. It did not include any maj ...
. In 2004, the city of Tamworth local government area took over the neighbouring Manilla, Barraba, Parry and Nundle shires to form
Tamworth Regional Council.
References
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Former local government areas of New South Wales
New England (New South Wales)