Nepean Shire

Nepean Shire New South Wales
Established	7 March 1906 (1906-03-07)
Abolished	1 January 1949 (1949-01-01)
Council seat	Bringelly
Region	Sydney

Nepean Shire was a local government area in Sydney in New South Wales, Australia.

Nepean Shire was proclaimed on 7 March 1906, one of 134 shires created after the passing of the Local Government (Shires) Act 1905.^[1] It absorbed the Municipality of Mulgoa on 1 July 1913.^[2]

The shire offices were in Bringelly.^[3]

The shire was abolished on 1 January 1949 and its area split per the Local Government (Areas) Act 1948. Riding A was absorbed along with Municipality of St Mary's and Municipality of Castlereagh into the Municipality of Penrith, Riding B was absorbed into the Municipality of Liverpool, Riding C was absorbed into the Municipality of Camden.^[4]

References

1. "Proclamation (121)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 7 March 1906. p. 1593. Retrieved 24 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
2. "Proclamation (97)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 25 June 1913. p. 3841. Retrieved 24 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
3. "Nepean Shire Council: Proposed special loan (28)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 21 February 1947. p. 460. Retrieved 24 January 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
4. Local Government (Areas) Act 1948 (NSW) Schedule 1.