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

Patrick Plains Shire
New South Wales
Established7 March 1906 (1906-03-07)
Abolished1 January 1976 (1976-01-01)
Council seatSingleton
RegionHunter

Patrick Plains Shire was proclaimed on 7 March 1906, one of 134 shires created after the passing of the Local Government (Shires) Act 1905.[1]

The shire office was in Singleton.[2] Towns and villages in the shire included Jerry's Plains, Broke and Camberwell.[2][3]

Patrick Plains Shire amalgamated with the Municipality of Singleton on 1 January 1976 to form Singleton Shire.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Proclamation (121)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 7 March 1906. p. 1593. Retrieved 10 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ a b "Shire of Patrick Plains - Sale of land for overdue rates (50)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 7 May 1971. p. 1519. Retrieved 10 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Patrick Plains Shire". Maitland Daily Mercury. 10 May 1910. p. 2. Retrieved 10 January 2020 – via Trove.
  4. ^ "Local Government Act 1919. Proclamation (147)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 14 November 1975. p. 4711. Retrieved 10 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.