Rylstone Shire

Rylstone Shire
New South Wales
Established7 March 1906 (1906-03-07)
Abolished26 May 2004 (2004-05-26)
Council seatRylstone
RegionCentral West

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

Rylstone 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 Rylstone.[2] Other urban areas in the shire included Kandos and Charbon.[2]

Rylstone Shire was abolished and its area split on 26 May 2004 with part merged with parts of Coolah Shire, Mudgee Shire and Merriwa Shire to form Mid-Western Regional Council and the balance absorbed by the City of Lithgow.[3]

  1. ^ "Proclamation (121)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 7 March 1906. p. 1593. Retrieved 23 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ a b "Rylstone Shire Council - Local Government Act 1993: Sale of land for overdue rates (32)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 17 March 1995. p. 1607. Retrieved 23 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Local Government Act 1993. Proclamation (90)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 26 May 2004. p. 3184. Retrieved 23 January 2020.