Cockburn Shire was a local government area in theAustraliastate ofNew South Wales.
Cockburn Shire was established in 1907,[1] and covered a sparsely populated area[2] east of the town ofTamworth, in the area of theCockburn River, after which the shire was named.
Cockburn Shire was amalgamated withPeel Shire in 1980, to createParry Shire. In 2004, the city of Tamworth local government area took over the neighbouring Manilla, Barraba, Parry and Nundle shires to formTamworth Regional Council.
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