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'''Shortland County Council''' was a ] in the Australian state of ], responsible for electricity distribution. It was abolished by the , which transformed it from a local government agency controlled by its member ] to a state-owned corporation named ].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=AGY-2977 {{!}} Shortland County Council |url=https://search.records.nsw.gov.au/primo-explore/fulldisplay/ORGANISATIONS1002530/61SRA |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=] |language=en}}</ref> At the time of its founding in 1957, its member LGAs were the ], ], ], ], ] and ] and parts of ] and ].<ref name=":0" /> Under the ''County Districts Reconstitution Act 1979'', ] and ] were merged into Shortland County Council, effective 1 January 1980.<ref name=":0" /> Shortland County Council was named for Lieutenant ], the Royal Navy officer credited with being the first European to discover the area which is now Newcastle.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Eklund |first=Erik |date=2020-11-09 |title=Official and vernacular public history: Historical anniversaries and commemorations in Newcastle, NSW |url=https://search.informit.org/doi/abs/10.3316/INFORMIT.040482204579531 |journal=Public History Review |volume=14 |pages=128–147 |doi=10.3316/informit.040482204579531}}</ref> |
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'''Shortland County Council''' was a ] in the Australian state of ], responsible for electricity distribution. It was abolished by the Electricity (Amendment) Act 1993, which transformed it from a local government agency controlled by its member ] to a state-owned corporation named ].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=AGY-2977 {{!}} Shortland County Council |url=https://search.records.nsw.gov.au/primo-explore/fulldisplay/ORGANISATIONS1002530/61SRA |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=] |language=en}}</ref> |
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== History == |
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At the time of its founding in 1957, its member LGAs were the ], ], ], ], ] and ] and parts of ] and ].<ref name=":0" /> Under the ''County Districts Reconstitution Act 1979'', ] and ] were merged into Shortland County Council, effective 1 January 1980.<ref name=":0" /> Shortland County Council was named for Lieutenant ], the Royal Navy officer credited with being the first European to discover the area which is now Newcastle.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Eklund |first=Erik |date=2020-11-09 |title=Official and vernacular public history: Historical anniversaries and commemorations in Newcastle, NSW |url=https://search.informit.org/doi/abs/10.3316/INFORMIT.040482204579531 |journal=Public History Review |volume=14 |pages=128–147 |doi=10.3316/informit.040482204579531}}</ref> |
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