Turon Shire
New South Wales
Established7 March 1906 (1906-03-07)
Abolished1 October 1977 (1977-10-01)
Council seatKelso
RegionCentral West

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

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. 1 2 "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.
  4. ↑ "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.

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