Nepean Shire

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

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Nepean Shire was a local government area in Sydney in New South Wales, Australia.

Nepean 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 = 24 January 2020| via = National Library of Australia}} It absorbed the Municipality of Mulgoa on 1 July 1913.{{Gazette NSW| title = Proclamation| issue = 97| page = 3841| date = 25 June 1913| url = https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/221596302/13704565| access-date = 24 January 2020| via = National Library of Australia}}

The shire offices were in Bringelly.{{Gazette NSW| title = Nepean Shire Council: Proposed special loan| issue = 28| page = 460| date = 21 February 1947| url = https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/224766432| access-date = 24 January 2020| via = National Library of Australia}}

The shire was abolished on 1 January 1949 and its area split per the Local Government (Areas) Act 1948. Riding A was absorbed along with Municipality of St Mary's and Municipality of Castlereagh into the Municipality of Penrith, Riding B was absorbed into the Municipality of Liverpool, Riding C was absorbed into the Municipality of Camden.{{cite Legislation AU|NSW|repealed_act|lga1948221/sch1.html|Local Government (Areas) Act 1948}} Schedule 1.