Abercrombie Shire

Abercrombie Shire
New South Wales
Established7 March 1906 (1906-03-07)
Abolished1 October 1977 (1977-10-01)
Council seatPerthville
RegionCentral West

Abercrombie Shire was a local government area in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia.

Abercrombie Shire was proclaimed on 7 March 1906, one of 134 shires created after the passing of the Local Government (Shires) Act 1905.[1]

The shire offices were originally in Rockley and later moved to Perthville.[2][3]

Abercrombie Shire was abolished on 1 October 1977 and along with the City of Bathurst and Turon Shire was divided into a reconstituted City of Bathurst and a new Evans Shire[4]

References

  1. ^ "Proclamation (121)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 7 March 1906. p. 1593. Retrieved 21 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Shire of Abercrombie (215)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 29 August 1919. p. 4866. Retrieved 21 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Abercrombie Shire Council (75)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 29 August 1919. p. 2132. Retrieved 21 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Local Government Act 1919. Proclamation (75)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 8 July 1977. p. 2748. Retrieved 21 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.

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