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Ashford Shire was a local government area in the North West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia.

Ashford Shire was proclaimed on 7 March 1906, one of 134 shires created after the passing of the Local Government (Shires) Act 1905.

The shire offices were based in Ashford. Other towns and villages in the shire included Bonshaw, Bukkulla, Wallangra and Yetman.

The Shire was amalgamated with the Municipality of Inverell and Macintyre Shire to form Inverell Shire on 1 July 1979.

References

1. "Proclamation (121)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 7 March 1906. p. 1593. Retrieved 8 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
2. ^ "Ashford Shire Council (157)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 24 September 1954. p. 2962. Retrieved 8 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
3. "Ashford Shire". Inverell Times. 19 April 1918. Retrieved 8 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
4. "Local Government Act 1919. Proclamation (39)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 16 March 1979. p. 1171. Retrieved 8 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.

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