Bulli Shire

{{Short description|Former local government area in New South Wales, Australia}} {{Use Australian English|date=January 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}} {{Infobox Australian place | type = lga | name = Bulli Shire | image = Bulli Community Centre.jpg | caption = Former Bulli Shire Council Chambers, a heritage-listed building,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Roberts |first1=Mick |title=Landmark Bulli building 'under-utilised' |url=https://thebullitimes.com/2012/06/17/566/ |access-date=4 September 2022 |work=The Bulli & Clifton Times |date=17 June 2012 |language=en}}</ref> pictured in 2022 | state = nsw | region = Illawarra | area = | area_footnotes = | seat = Bulli | est = {{start date|1906|03|07|df=y}} | abolished = {{end date|1947|09|24|df=y}} | coordinates = | pop = | pop_year = | pop_footnotes = | url = | mayor = | fedgov = | stategov = | near-nw = | near-w = | near-sw = | near-s = | near-se = | near-e = | near-ne = | near-n = }} '''Bulli Shire''' was a local government area in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia.

Bulli Shire was proclaimed on 7 March 1906, one of 134 shires created after the passing of the ''Local Government (Shires) Act 1905''.<ref>{{Gazette NSW| title = Proclamation| issue = 121| page = 1593| date = 7 March 1906| url = https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/226474400| access-date = 30 January 2020| via = National Library of Australia}}</ref>

The shire offices were in Bulli.<ref name="Office">{{Gazette NSW| title = Bulli Shire: Shire special loan - Twenty thousand pounds| issue = 68| page = 2515| date = 23 May 1924| url = https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/219978395| access-date = 30 January 2020| via = National Library of Australia}}</ref> Other urban areas in the shire included Austinmer, Helensburgh and Woonona.<ref name="Austinmer">{{Gazette NSW| title = Bulli Shire: Naming of street| issue = 125| page = 4052| date = 18 September 1925| url = https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/220254837| access-date = 30 January 2020| via = National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref name="Helensburgh">{{Gazette NSW| title = Bulli Shire: Helensburgh pound - closing of| issue = 159| page = 5781| date = 19 December 1924| url = https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/223003913| access-date = 30 January 2020| via = National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref name="Woonona">{{Gazette NSW| title = Bulli Shire: Alteration of names of streets| issue = 90| page = 3459| date = 8 July 1927| url = https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/223007267| access-date = 30 January 2020| via = National Library of Australia}}</ref>

The shire was amalgamated with the then Municipality of Wollongong, Municipality of North Illawarra and Shire of Central Illawarra, to form a Municipality of Greater Wollongong, which was at the same time proclaimed as the City of Greater Wollongong, on 24 September 1947.<ref name="GreaterWollongong">{{Gazette NSW| title = Local Government Act | issue = 104| page = 2120| date = 12 September 1947| url = https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/224772066| access-date = 30 January 2020| via = National Library of Australia}}</ref>

==References== {{reflist}} {{NSW former LGAs}}

Category:Former local government areas of New South Wales Category:1906 establishments in Australia Category:1947 disestablishments in Australia