Rylstone_Shire
Rylstone Shire
Former local government area in New South Wales, Australia
Rylstone Shire was a local government area in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia.
Rylstone Shire was proclaimed on 7 March 1906, one of 134 shires created after the passing of the Local Government (Shires) Act 1905.[1]
The shire offices were based in Rylstone.[2] Other urban areas in the shire included Kandos and Charbon.[2]
Rylstone Shire was abolished and its area split on 26 May 2004 with part merged with parts of Coolah Shire, Mudgee Shire and Merriwa Shire to form Mid-Western Regional Council and the balance absorbed by the City of Lithgow.[3]