Yanko Shire

Yanko Shire New South Wales
Established	7 March 1906 (1906-03-07)
Abolished	1 January 1960 (1960-01-01)
Council seat	Narrandera
Region	Riverina

Yanko Shire was a local government area in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia.

Yanko Shire was proclaimed on 7 March 1906.[1] On 6 January 1928, Willimbong Shire (later renamed Leeton Shire) was excised from its territory as per the provisions of the Irrigation Act 1912.[2]

Yanko Shire shared an administration office with the Municipality of Narrandera.[3]

The shire was amalgamated with the Municipality of Narrandera on 1 January 1960 to form Narrandera Shire.[4]

References

1. "Proclamation (121)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 7 March 1906. p. 1593. Retrieved 24 December 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
2. "Irrigation Act 1912-1926. Proclamation (2)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 6 January 1928. p. 42. Retrieved 24 December 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
3. "Barellan lights up in 1950s". Narrandera Argus. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2019. Speaking of the relations that existed between the Municipal Council and the Yanko Shire, he said that those two bodies had lived in the same building since 1906, when the Yanko Shire Council came into existence
4. "Local Government Act 1919. Proclamation (133)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 20 November 1959. p. 3534. Retrieved 22 October 2018 – via National Library of Australia.