Macquarie Shire New South Wales | |
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Established | 7 March 1906 |
Abolished | 1 January 1950 |
Council seat | Wellington |
Region | Orana |
Macquarie Shire was a local government area in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia.
Macquarie 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 office was in Wellington.[2] Other towns and villages in the shire included Stuart Town.[2]
Macquarie Shire was amalgamated on 1 January 1950 with the Municipality of Wellington and part of Cobbora Shire to form Wellington Shire.[3]