Woodburn Shire

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Population4,002 (1961)
Established7 March 1906 (1906-03-07)
Abolished1 January 1976 (1976-01-01)
Council seatCoraki
Woodburn Shire
New South Wales
Population4,002 (1961)
Established7 March 1906 (1906-03-07)
Abolished1 January 1976 (1976-01-01)
Council seatCoraki
RegionNorthern Rivers

Woodburn Shire was a local government area in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia.

Woodburn Shire was proclaimed on 7 March 1906, one of 134 shires created after the passing of the Local Government (Shires) Act 1905.[1] It absorbed the Municipality of Coraki on 1 January 1934.[2]

The shire offices were in Coraki.[3] Other towns and villages in the shire included Broadwater, Evans Head and Woodburn.[3]

In 1961 the population of Woodbury Shire was 4002.

Woodburn Shire was abolished and amalgamated with part of Tomki Shire to form Richmond River Shire on 1 January 1976.[4]

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