Turon Shire

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

Turon 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 absorbed the Municipality of Hill End on 17 June 1908.^[2]

The shire offices were in Kelso.^[3] Other towns and villages in the shire included Hill End, Raglan, Sofala, Sunny Corner and Wattle Flat.^[3]

Turon Shire was abolished on 1 October 1977 and along with the City of Bathurst and Abercrombie Shire was divided into a reconstituted City of Bathurst and a new Evans Shire.^[4]

References

^ "Proclamation (121)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 7 March 1906. p. 1593. Retrieved 21 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Proclamation (70)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 17 June 1908. p. 3242. Retrieved 21 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
^ ^a ^b "Shire of Turon: Sale of land for overdue rates (7)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 28 January 1972. p. 316. Retrieved 21 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Local Government Act 1919. Proclamation (75)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 8 July 1977. p. 2748. Retrieved 21 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.