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Upper Hunter Shire was a local government area in the Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia.

Upper Hunter Shire was proclaimed on 7 March 1906 as Wooluma Shire, one of 134 shires created after the passing of the Local Government (Shires) Act 1905. The shire was renamed Woolooma Shire on 13 February 1907. It was later renamed Upper Hunter Shire on 11 April 1917.

The shire absorbed the Municipality of Aberdeen on 7 October 1937.

The shire office was in Scone.

Upper Hunter Shire amalgamated with the Municipality of Scone on 1 January 1958 to form Scone Shire.

References

1. "Proclamation (121)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 7 March 1906. p. 1593. Retrieved 9 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
2. "Proclamation (19)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 13 February 1907. p. 807. Retrieved 9 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
3. "Local Government Act 1906 and amending Acts: Proclamation (55)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 13 April 1917. p. 2010. Retrieved 9 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
4. "Local Government Act 1919. Proclamation (145)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 1 October 1937. p. 3988. Retrieved 9 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
5. "Upper Hunter Shire Council". The Scone Advocate. New South Wales, Australia. 13 July 1920. p. 2. Retrieved 9 January 2020 – via Trove.
6. "Local Government Act 1919. Proclamation (165)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 13 December 1957. p. 3970. Retrieved 9 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.

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