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Bingara Shire

{{Short description|Former local government area in New South Wales, Australia}}

{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

{{Infobox Australian place | type = lga

| name = Bingara Shire

| state = nsw

| image = Bingara LGA NSW.png

| caption = Location within New South Wales

| pop = 2,029

| pop_year = 2004

| pop_footnotes ={{cite web|url=http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Previousproducts/3218.0Main%20Features22003-04?opendocument&tabname=Summary&prodno=3218.0&issue=2003-04|title=3218.0 — Regional Population Growth, Australia and New Zealand, 2003-04 — New South Wales|author=Australian Bureau of Statistics|date=23 March 2005|access-date=17 June 2011}}

| area = 2853.7

| est = {{start date|1944|01|01|df=y}}

| abolished = {{end date|2004|03|17|df=y}}

| seat = Bingara

| region = New England

| logo = Logo Bingara.png

| near-nw = Moree Plains

| near-n = Yallaroi

| near-ne = Inverell

| near-w = Moree Plains

| near-e = Guyra

| near-sw = Narrabri

| near-s = Barraba

| near-se = Uralla

}}

Bingara Shire was a local government area located in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia, about {{convert|150|km|mi}} north of Tamworth via Fossickers Way. The Shire, administered from the town of Bingara covered an area of {{convert|2853.7|km2|sqmi|1}}, and existed as a local government entity from 1906 until 2004, when it was amalgamated with Yallaroi Shire and part of Barraba to form the Gwydir Shire.

History

After a petition by locals, the Bingara Municipality was established in the early 1890s to service the town, which at the time had a population of around 750. John Byrnes was chosen as the municipality's first mayor. With the passage of the Local Government Act 1906, which established shires all over New South Wales, the Gwydir Shire was gazetted to serve the surrounding district on 6 March 1906, and Byrnes was elected its first president.

On 17 December 1943, the Bingara Municipality and Gwydir Shire were amalgamated by proclamation into the new Bingara Shire, despite protests from both councils.{{cite web|url=http://www.warialdansw.com.au/Tourism/gwydir-history/55-developement-of-local-government/87-development-of-local-government|title=Development of Local Government|last=Wilson|first=Graham|publisher=Gwydir Shire Council|access-date=19 June 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110222025457/http://warialdansw.com.au/Tourism/gwydir-history/55-developement-of-local-government/87-development-of-local-government|archive-date=22 February 2011}}

On 17 March 2004, Bingera Shire was abolished and merged with the Yallaroi Shire and part of Barraba to form a new Gwydir Shire.

Towns

Population

class="wikitable"
Year

! Population

19212,637
19333,237
19472,862
19542,940
19612,851
19662,744
19712,486
19762,245
19812,264
19862,290
19912,133
19962,080
20012,002

References

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{{NSW former LGAs}}

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Category:Former local government areas of New South Wales

Category:New England (New South Wales)

Category:1944 establishments in Australia

Category:2004 disestablishments in Australia

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