Macquarie Shire was a

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in the Orana region of

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, Australia. Macquarie Shire was proclaimed on 7 March 1906, one of 134 shires created after the passing of the '' Local Government (Shires) Act 1905''. The shire office was in

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. Other towns and villages in the shire included Stuart Town. Macquarie Shire was amalgamated on 1 January 1950 with the

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and part of Cobbora Shire to form Wellington Shire.

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