Denman Shire

Denman Shire was a local government area in the Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia.

Denman Shire
Local government area
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	Hunter
Established	7 March 1906 (1906-03-07)
Abolished	1 July 1979 (1979-07-01)
Council seat	Muswellbrook

Denman Shire was proclaimed (as Wybong Shire) on 7 March 1906, one of 134 shires created after the passing of the Local Government (Shires) Act 1905.^[1] It was renamed Muswellbrook Shire on 6 March 1907.^[2] It was not until 10 April 1968 that the area was renamed Denman Shire.^[3]

The shire office was in Muswellbrook.^[4] Other towns and villages in the shire included Denman and Sandy Hollow.^[4]

Denman Shire merged with the Municipality of Muswellbrook to form a new Muswellbrook Shire on 1 July 1979.^[5]