Municipality of Yass

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Yass Municipal Council
New South Wales
Established13 March 1873
Abolished1 January 1980

Yass Municipality was a Local Government Area of New South Wales from 1873 until 1980, when it was merged with Goodradigbee Shire to create Yass Shire. [1]

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References

  1. "Yass Municipal Council". State Records Authority of New South Wales. Government of New South Wales.