Kyeamba Shire Explained

Type:lga
Kyeamba Shire
State:nsw
Region:Riverina
Seat:Wagga Wagga
Pop:4841
Pop Year:1961

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

Kyeamba Shire was proclaimed on 7 March 1906, one of 134 shires created after the passing of the Local Government (Shires) Act 1905.

The shire offices were in Wagga Wagga. Other towns and villages in the shire included Book Book, Borambola, Gumly Gumly, Forest Hill, Humula, Ladysmith, Lake Albert, Pulletop, Mangoplah and Tarcutta.

In 1961 the population of Kyeamba Shire was 4841.https://www.ausstats.abs.gov.au/ausstats/free.nsf/log?openagent&1961%20Census%20-%20Volume%20I%20-%20Part%20I%20NEW%20SOUTH%20WALES%20Analysis%20of%20Population%20in%20LGA.pdf&2107.0&Publication&5141CD48F759E789CA2578790016B0AF&&1961&30.06.1961&Latest

Kyeamba Shire was abolished on 1 January 1981 and, along with Mitchell Shire, its area was absorbed into the City of Wagga Wagga per the Local Government Areas Amalgamation Act 1980.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Schedule 1.