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Yallaroi Shire was a Local Government Area located in the New England

New England (Australia)

New England or New England North West is the name given to a generally undefined region about 60 kilometres inland, that includes the Northern Tablelands and the North West Slopes regions in the north of the state of New South Wales, Australia.-History:The region has been occupied by Indigenous...

region of New South Wales

New South Wales

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, Australia

Australia

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, about 100 kilometres (62.1 mi) south of Goondiwindi via Fossickers Way

Fossickers Way

Fossickers Way runs from Nundle in the south to Warialda and eastwards on the Gwydir Highway to Inverell and Glen Innes on the Northern Tablelands. It is designated as State Route 95....

. The Shire, administered from the town of Warialda

Warialda, New South Wales

Warialda is a town in the Northwest Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia, in Gwydir Shire. Situated on the banks of the Warialda Creek, the town’s name means “Place of Wild Honey.” At the 2006 census, Warialda had a population of 1,206.- Transport :...

, covered an area of 5340.1 square kilometres (2,061.8 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1906 until 2004, when it was amalgamated with Bingara Shire

Bingara Shire

Bingara Shire was a Local Government Area located in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia, about north of Tamworth via Fossickers Way...

and part of Barraba

Barraba Shire

Barraba Shire was a Local Government Area located in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia, about north of Tamworth via Fossickers Way...

to form the Gwydir Shire

Gwydir Shire

Gwydir Shire is a Local Government Area located in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia along the state's border with Queensland...

History

In August 1897, a public meeting was held in Warialda to consider "the desirableness of transferring the village into a municipality". The residents decided against the proposal at this time, but two years later, petitioned the Governor for a municipality with a population of more than 500 and an area of 6.25 square miles (16.2 km²). The Warialda Municipality thus came into being on 30 March 1900. John Crane was elected its first mayor

With the passage of the Local Government Act 1906, which established shires all over New South Wales, the Yallaroi Shire was gazetted to serve the surrounding district on 6 March 1906. On 29 December 1924, the Warialda municipality was absorbed into the shire.

On 17 March 2004, Yallaroi Shire was abolished and merged with the Bingara Shire