{{Short description|Former local government area in New South Wales, Australia}} {{Use Australian English|date=January 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}} {{Infobox Australian place | type = lga | name = Turon Shire | image = | caption = | state = nsw | region = Central West | area = | area_footnotes = | seat = Kelso | est = {{start date|1906|03|07|df=y}} | abolished = {{end date|1977|10|01|df=y}} | coordinates = | pop = | pop_year = | pop_footnotes = | url = | mayor = | fedgov = | stategov = | near-nw = | near-w = | near-sw = | near-s = | near-se = | near-e = | near-ne = | near-n = }} '''Turon Shire''' was a local government area in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia.

Turon Shire was proclaimed on 7 March 1906, one of 134 shires created after the passing of the ''Local Government (Shires) Act 1905''.<ref>{{Gazette NSW| title = Proclamation| issue = 121| page = 1593| date = 7 March 1906| url = https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/226474400| access-date = 21 January 2020| via = National Library of Australia}}</ref> The shire absorbed the Municipality of Hill End on 17 June 1908.<ref>{{Gazette NSW| title = Proclamation| issue = 70| page = 3242| date = 17 June 1908| url = https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/226908821| access-date = 21 January 2020| via = National Library of Australia}}</ref>

The shire offices were in Kelso.<ref name=office>{{Gazette NSW| title = Shire of Turon: Sale of land for overdue rates| issue = 7| page = 316| date = 28 January 1972| url = https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/220040468| access-date = 21 January 2020| via = National Library of Australia}}</ref> Other towns and villages in the shire included Hill End, Raglan, Sofala, Sunny Corner and Wattle Flat.<ref name=office/>

Turon Shire was abolished on 1 October 1977 and along with the City of Bathurst and Abercrombie Shire was divided into a reconstituted City of Bathurst and a new Evans Shire.<ref>{{Gazette NSW | title = Local Government Act 1919. Proclamation| issue = 75| page = 2748| date = 8 July 1977| url = https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/220203693| access-date =21 January 2020| via = National Library of Australia}}</ref>

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Category:Former local government areas of New South Wales Category:1906 establishments in Australia Category:1977 disestablishments in Australia {{NSW-geo-stub}}