Scone Shire

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

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Scone Shire was a local government area in the Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia. The shire offices were located in the town of Scone.{{cite web | url=https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=2810322 | title=Scone Shire Council Building and Chambers (Former) | publisher=Office of Environment and Heritage | work=New South Wales Heritage Database | access-date=9 January 2020}}

It was established on 1 January 1958 following the amalgamation of the Municipality of Scone with the original Upper Hunter Shire.{{Gazette NSW| title = Local Government Act 1919. Proclamation| issue = 165| page = 3970| date = 13 December 1957| url = https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/220360246| access-date = 9 January 2020| via = National Library of Australia}} The shire had surrounded the municipality and the offices of both had been located in the town.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article156901855 |title=Upper Hunter Shire Council. |newspaper=The Scone Advocate |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=13 July 1920 |access-date=9 January 2020 |page=2 |via=Trove }}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article82775271 |title=MOVE FOR TOWN HALL AT SCONE |newspaper=Singleton Argus |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=9 March 1953 |access-date=9 January 2020 |page=3 |via=Trove }}

It amalgamated with parts of the abolished Merriwa Shire and Murrurundi Shire to form a new, larger Upper Hunter Shire on 17 March 2004.{{Gazette NSW| title = Local Government Act 1993 - Proclamation| issue = 57| page = 1223| date = 17 March 2004| url = https://gazette.legislation.nsw.gov.au/so/download.w3p?id=Gaz_Gazette%20Split%202004_2004-57.pdf| access-date = 9 January 2020 |via=NSW Legislation}}