Liverpool Plains 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 North West Slopes 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. Liverpool Plains Shire was proclaimed on 7 March 1906, one of 134 shires created after the passing of the '' Local Government (Shires) Act 1905''. The shire offices were in Gunnedah and urban centres in the Shire included

Breeza Breeza is a locality in New South Wales, Australia. It is about south of Gunnedah, in the Liverpool Plains The Liverpool Plains are an extensive agricultural area covering about of the north-western slopes of New South Wales in Australia ...

, Carroll,

Curlewis Curlewis may refer to : * Curlewis, New South Wales, Australia, in the New England region * Curlewis, Victoria, Australia, a suburb of Geelong * 3898 Curlewis, a minor planet People with the surname Curlewis * Adrian Curlewis (1901–1985), Austral ...

, Mullaley and Tambar Springs. Liverpool Plains Shire amalgamated with the

Municipality of Gunnedah 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 ...

to form

Gunnedah Shire Gunnedah Shire is a local government area in the North West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is located adjacent to the Liverpool Plains in the Namoi River valley and is traversed by the Oxley Highway and the Kamilaroi H ...

on 1 January 1980.

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Former local government areas of New South Wales 1906 establishments in Australia 1980 disestablishments in Australia {{NSW-geo-stub