Greater Newcastle Act 1937

Greater Newcastle Act 1937
Parliament of New South Wales
  • An Act to unite the City of Newcastle and certain other areas and parts of areas and to constitute the united area as a city; to provide for the division of the united area into wards; to confer and impose certain powers, authorities, duties and functions upon the Council of the united area; to repeal the Newcastle District Abattoir and Sale-yards Act, 1912, and certain other Acts; to amend the Local Government Act, 1919, and certain other Acts in certain respects; and for purposes connected therewith
Citation1937 No. 20
Enacted byParliament of New South Wales
Royal assent15 December 1937
Legislative history
First reading19 November 1937
Related legislation
Local Government Act 1919

Greater Newcastle Act 1937 was a New South Wales statute with the purpose of amalgamating a series of local government areas to create the City of Greater Newcastle. The Act also transferred parts of Lake Macquarie Shire and Tarro Shire to the new city. The amalgamations and transfers took effect from 2 April 1938.

The newly created City of Greater Newcastle was subsequently renamed to City of Newcastle on 23 March 1949.

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