Ashford Shire

{{Short description|Former local government area in New South Wales, Australia}}

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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.{{Gazette NSW| title = Proclamation| issue = 121| page = 1593| date = 7 March 1906| url = https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/226474400| access-date = 8 January 2020| via = National Library of Australia}}

The shire offices were based in Ashford.{{Gazette NSW| title = Ashford Shire Council| issue = 157| page = 2962| date = 24 September 1954| url = https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/220293740| access-date = 8 January 2020| via = National Library of Australia}} Other towns and villages in the shire included Bonshaw, Bukkulla, Wallangra and Yetman.{{cite news |title=Ashford Shire |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/183601073 |access-date=8 January 2020 |work=Inverell Times |date=19 April 1918| via = National Library of Australia}}

The Shire was amalgamated with the Municipality of Inverell and Macintyre Shire to form Inverell Shire on 1 July 1979.{{Gazette NSW| title = Local Government Act 1919. Proclamation| issue = 39| page = 1171| date = 16 March 1979| url = https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/219960119| access-date = 8 January 2020| via = National Library of Australia}}