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Local government area in NSW, Australia

Coffs Harbour Shire was a local government area in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.

Coffs Harbour Shire
New South Wales
Map of Coffs Harbour Shire
Population14,514 (1961)
 • Density15.135/km (39.198/sq mi)
Established1 January 1957
Abolished1 September 1987
Gazetted30 November 1956
Area959 km (370.3 sq mi)
Council seatCoffs Harbour
RegionMid North Coast

Coffs Harbour Shire was established on 1 January 1957. It was first gazetted and announced on 30 November 1956. Its area was approximately 237,000 acres or about 959 square km.

The council seat of Coffs Harbour Shire was located on Vernon Street, Coffs Harbour. Other towns within the shire include Sawtell, Mullaway, Kororo, Moonee Beach and Woolgoolga.

According to the census, in 1961 the population of Coffs Harbour Shire was 14,516.

The shire was made a city with the creation of the City of Coffs Harbour on 1 September 1987.

History

In the late 1940s and early 1950s it was wanted for Coffs Harbour and surrounds to become a municipality or shire. One 1954 newspaper states, "Why we want the Bellingen kid, now he’s big and earns a quid." This is referring to the town of Sawtell which was thought could be beneficial if Coffs Harbour Shire was created.

References

  1. "LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1919—PROCLAMATION". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 1956-11-30. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  2. "COFFS HARBOUR SHIRE COUNCIL.—PROPOSED ROAD - Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (Sydney, NSW : 1901 - 2001) - 9 Nov 1979". Trove. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
  3. "Coffs Harbour Shire Interim Development Control Map". Coffs Collections. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
  4. "2107.0 - 1961 Census - Bulletin No 2 - Population and Dwellings in Local Government Areas" (PDF).
  5. "LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1919—PROCLAMATION". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 1987-05-01. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
  6. "MUNICIPALITY OR SHIRE FOR COFFS HARBOUR?". Coffs Harbour Advocate. 1949-06-28. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
  7. "Sawtell-Coffs Harbour Merger - Coffs Harbour Advocate (NSW : 1907 - 1942; 1946 - 1954) - 3 Dec 1954". Trove. Retrieved 2023-01-24.


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