Ashford Shire

Ashford Shire
New South Wales
Established7 March 1906 (1906-03-07)
Abolished1 July 1979 (1979-07-01)
Council seatAshford
RegionNorth West Slopes

Ashford Shire was a local government area in the North West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia.

Ashford 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 Ashford.[2] Other towns and villages in the shire included Bonshaw, Bukkulla, Wallangra and Yetman.[2][3]

The Shire was amalgamated with the Municipality of Inverell and Macintyre Shire to form Inverell Shire on 1 July 1979.[4]

  1. ^ "Proclamation (121)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 7 March 1906. p. 1593. Retrieved 8 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ a b "Ashford Shire Council (157)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 24 September 1954. p. 2962. Retrieved 8 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Ashford Shire". Inverell Times. 19 April 1918. Retrieved 8 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Local Government Act 1919. Proclamation (39)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 16 March 1979. p. 1171. Retrieved 8 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.