Yanko Shire Explained

Type:	lga
Yanko Shire
State:	nsw
Region:	Riverina
Seat:	Narrandera

Yanko Shire was a local government area in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia.

Yanko Shire was proclaimed on 7 March 1906. On 6 January 1928, Willimbong Shire (later renamed Leeton Shire) was excised from its territory as per the provisions of the Irrigation Act 1912.

Yanko Shire shared an administration office with the Municipality of Narrandera.^[1]

The shire was amalgamated with the Municipality of Narrandera on 1 January 1960 to form Narrandera Shire.

Notes and References

1. News: Barellan lights up in 1950s . 24 December 2019 . Narrandera Argus . 6 October 2017 . Speaking of the relations that existed between the Municipal Council and the Yanko Shire, he said that those two bodies had lived in the same building since 1906, when the Yanko Shire Council came into existence.