Scone Shire was a local government area in the

Hunter Hunting is the human practice of seeking, pursuing, capturing, or killing wildlife or feral animals. The most common reasons for humans to hunt are to harvest food (i.e. meat) and useful animal products (fur/ hide, bone/tusks, horn/antler, et ...

region of

New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , es ...

, Australia. The shire offices were located in the town of

Scone A scone is a baked good, usually made of either wheat or oatmeal with baking powder as a leavening agent, and baked on sheet pans. A scone is often slightly sweetened and occasionally glazed with egg wash. The scone is a basic component ...

. It was established on 1 January 1958 following the amalgamation of the

Municipality of Scone The Municipality of Scone was a local government area located in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. The Municipality of Scone was established on 10 July 1888. Their first meeting was held on 17 July 1888. It was held in the upper ...

with the original

Upper Hunter Shire The Upper Hunter Shire is a local government area in the Upper Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire was formed in May 2004 from the Scone Shire and parts of Murrurundi and Merriwa shires. The Mayor of the Upper Hunter Sh ...

. The shire had surrounded the municipality and the offices of both had been located in the town. It amalgamated with parts of the abolished

Merriwa Shire Merriwa Shire was a local government area in New South Wales, Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian contin ...

and

Murrurundi Shire Murrurundi Shire is a former local government area, centred on the town of Murrurundi, New South Wales, Australia. It was abolished by amalgamation in 2004, with the parts of the shire north of the Liverpool Range being incorporated into the n ...

to form a new, larger

on 17 March 2004.

References

Former local government areas of New South Wales 1958 establishments in Australia 2004 disestablishments in Australia {{NSW-geo-stub