Amaroo Shire

Amaroo Shire
New South Wales
Established7 March 1906 (1906-03-07)
Abolished1 January 1951 (1951-01-01)
Council seatCumnock
RegionCentral West

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

Amaroo 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 based in Cumnock.[2] Urban areas in the shire included Cumnock and Yeoval.[2]

The shire was amalgamated with the Municipality of Molong to form Molong Shire on 1 January 1951.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Proclamation (121)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 7 March 1906. p. 1593. Retrieved 7 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ a b "Amaroo Shire". Wellington Times. New South Wales, Australia. 1 November 1926. p. 3. Retrieved 7 January 2020 – via Trove.
  3. ^ "Local Government Act 1919. Proclamation (186)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 8 December 1950. p. 3579. Retrieved 7 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.


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