Clyde 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 State (administrative division), state, province, divi ...

in the

South Coast South Coast is a name often given to coastal areas to the south of a geographical region or major metropolitan area. Geographical Australia *South Coast (New South Wales), the coast of New South Wales, Australia, south of Sydney * South Coast (Q ...

region of

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, Australia. Clyde 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 for around 40% of the area of New South Wales. The Act created 134 rural shires, many surrounding a small ...

''. The shire offices were in

Tomerong Tomerong is a village in the South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. It is located approximately 180 kilometres by road south from the state capital Sydney and 20 kilometres south of the commercial centre of the City of Shoalhaven, Nowr ...

. Other urban areas in the shire included Huskisson and

Sussex Inlet Sussex Inlet is a town in the South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. The town lies on the west bank of the waterway called Sussex Inlet, which divides New South Wales from the Jervis Bay Territory. The town lies within the City of Sh ...

. The shire was amalgamated with the

Municipality of Berry A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

Municipality of South Shoalhaven A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality ...

Municipality of Broughton Vale A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

Municipality of Ulladulla The Municipality of Ulladulla was a municipality of New South Wales that existed from 1874 to 1948. It was divided into the three wards of Ulladulla, Milton and Narrawallee. In 1948, the Municipality of Ulladulla was merged with the municipal ...

, Municipality of Nowra and Camberwarra Shire to form Shoalhaven Shire on 1 July 1948.

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Former local government areas of New South Wales 1906 establishments in Australia 1948 disestablishments in Australia {{NSW-geo-stub