A shire is an administrative area of Great Britain and Australia. The first shires were created by the Anglo-Saxons in what is now central and southern England. Shires were controlled by a royal official known as a "shire reeve" or sheriff. Historically shires were sub-divided into hundreds or wapentakes although other less common sub-divisions existed. In modern English usage shires are sub-divided into districts.

Shires in Great Britain

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In England and Wales, the term "shire county" is used to refer to county level entities which are not metropolitan counties.

It can also be used in a narrower sense, referring only to traditional counties ending in "shire". These counties are typically (though not always) named after their county town.

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Stranded pair rescued from river
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:52:00 -0000
EMERGENCY services have used hydraulic equipment to rescue a man and woman from a river in North Queensland.
River rescue underway
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:33:00 -0000
EMERGENCY services are trying to rescue a man and woman who have fallen into a river in North Queensland.
Crocs reported moving southward
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:52:00 -0000
QUEENSLAND wildlife officials are investigating reports of a 4.8-metre crocodile in Hervey Bay in the state's southeast.
Binge drinking ads to target parents
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 04:52:00 -0000
QUEENSLAND parents who supply their children with alcohol are the targets of a hard-hitting TV advertising campaign which the Government warns will be hard to watch.
Man killed for peeing on toilet walls
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 04:42:00 -0000
A MAN died after his two new "friends" tied him up and beat him because he was being annoying and had urinated on their wall, a Brisbane court has been told.
Wires left in children after surgery
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 03:58:00 -0000
AS many as 200 children could have pieces of wire lodged near their hearts after a failure with surgical equipment, Queensland health authorities say.
Truckie's drug murder appeal rejected
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:36:00 -0000
A TRUCK driver who planned the murder of a fellow truckie over an amphetamines debt has lost an appeal against his conviction.
'Material' recovered from crocs' stomachs
Thu, 09 Oct 2008 23:30:00 -0000
"MATERIAL" has been recovered from the stomachs of two crocodiles captured near the site of a man's disappearance in Queensland.
Drug death girl's plea for help ignored
Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:54:00 -0000
TEENAGER Melanie Boyd begged her friends to call for help after taking a lethal cocktail of booze and drugs, an inquest was told.
75-year-old Good Samaritan knocked out
Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:16:00 -0000
A BRISBANE restaurant worker sacked for allegedly assaulting a waitress allegedly knocked out a 75-year-old man who came to her aid.

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