Gloucester Shire New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 32°00′S 151°58′E / 32.000°S 151.967°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 4,877 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 1.6521/km2 (4.2789/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 7 March 1906 | ||||||||||||||
Abolished | 12 May 2016 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 2,952 km2 (1,139.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | AEDT (UTC+11) | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | John Rosenbaum[2] | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Gloucester | ||||||||||||||
Region | Hunter, Mid North Coast[3] | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Upper Hunter[4] | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Lyne[5] | ||||||||||||||
Website | Gloucester Shire | ||||||||||||||
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Gloucester Shire (/ˈɡlɒstər/ GLOST-ər) was a local government area in the Mid North Coast and Upper Hunter regions of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire was situated adjacent to the Bucketts Way and the North Coast railway line.
The last mayor of the Gloucester Shire Council was Cr. John Rosenbaum, an independent politician.[2]
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