Scone Shire

Scone Shire was a local government area in the Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia. The shire offices were located in the town of Scone.^[1]

It was established on 1 January 1958 following the amalgamation of the Municipality of Scone with the original Upper Hunter Shire.^[2] The shire had surrounded the municipality and the offices of both had been located in the town.^[3]^[4]

It amalgamated with parts of the abolished Merriwa Shire and Murrurundi Shire to form a new, larger Upper Hunter Shire on 17 March 2004.^[5]

References

^ "Scone Shire Council Building and Chambers (Former)". New South Wales Heritage Database. Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
^ "Local Government Act 1919. Proclamation (165)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 13 December 1957. p. 3970. Retrieved 9 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Upper Hunter Shire Council". The Scone Advocate. New South Wales, Australia. 13 July 1920. p. 2. Retrieved 9 January 2020 – via Trove.
^ "MOVE FOR TOWN HALL AT SCONE". Singleton Argus. New South Wales, Australia. 9 March 1953. p. 3. Retrieved 9 January 2020 – via Trove.
^ "Local Government Act 1993 - Proclamation (57)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 17 March 2004. p. 1223. Retrieved 9 January 2020 – via NSW Legislation.

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[1] "Scone Shire Council Building and Chambers (Former)". New South Wales Heritage Database. Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 9 January 2020.

[2] "Local Government Act 1919. Proclamation (165)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 13 December 1957. p. 3970. Retrieved 9 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.

[3] "Upper Hunter Shire Council". The Scone Advocate. New South Wales, Australia. 13 July 1920. p. 2. Retrieved 9 January 2020 – via Trove.

[4] "MOVE FOR TOWN HALL AT SCONE". Singleton Argus. New South Wales, Australia. 9 March 1953. p. 3. Retrieved 9 January 2020 – via Trove.

[5] "Local Government Act 1993 - Proclamation (57)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 17 March 2004. p. 1223. Retrieved 9 January 2020 – via NSW Legislation.

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