Macintyre Shire was a

local government area A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a federated state, state, province, division (politica ...

in the

North West Slopes The North West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia, refers generally to the area west of the Northern Tablelands, to the north of the Central West region and to the east of the Far West region. Despite its name, the region is in north- ...

region of

New South Wales New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria (state), Victoria to the south, and South ...

, Australia. Macintyre Shire was proclaimed on 7 March 1906, one of 134 shires created after the passing of the ''

Local Government (Shires) Act 1905 Local Government (Shires) Act 1905 was a landmark New South Wales statute notable for the compulsory incorporation of local government areas A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is ...

''. On 15 November 1940, the shire absorbed the neighbouring Bannockburn Shire. The shire offices were based in

Inverell Inverell is a large town in northern New South Wales, Australia, situated on the Macintyre River, close to the Queensland border. It is also the centre of Inverell Shire. Inverell is located on the Gwydir Highway on the western slopes of the ...

. Other towns and villages in the shire included Delungra,

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, Stannifer and Wandera. The Shire was amalgamated with the Municipality of Inverell and Ashford Shire to form

Inverell Shire Inverell Shire is a local government area in the North West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia adjacent to the Macintyre River and the Gwydir Highway. The mayor of Inverell Shire Council is Cr. Kate Dight, who is unaligned with any ...

on 1 July 1979.

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Former local government areas of New South Wales 1906 establishments in Australia 1979 disestablishments in Australia {{NSW-geo-stub