Former local government area in New South Wales, Australia
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.[1]
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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