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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
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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Health boss cleared of wrongdoing
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:27:00 -0000
A FORMER West Australian and NSW health department boss will be acquitted on 100 charges of wrongfully claiming expenses, despite a finding he acted dishonestly.
Video released in serial killer probe
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:04:00 -0000
WEST Australian police are asking the public to help identify the mystery man seen talking to Claremont serial killer victim Jane Rimmer outside the hotel where she disappeared.
Plane lands on street
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:09:00 -0000
A SINGLE-engined plane made a forced landing on a road in a semi-rural area south of Perth today.
Ledger's uncle faces higher court
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:24:00 -0000
AN uncle of the late actor Heath Ledger has failed to avoid having charges of receiving stolen goods dealt with by the West Australian District Court and faces up to 14 years in jail if convicted.
Boy 'threatened with knife' at kindy
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:20:00 -0000
TWO childcare workers appeared in court today charged threatening a four-year-old boy with a knife at a creche.
Man killed at BHP Billiton mine
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:50:00 -0000
A MAN has been killed at a mine site in Western Australia's northern Pilbara region.
Nation orders ban on 'longer lasting sex'
Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:01:00 -0000
THREE weeks after billboards advertising "longer lasting sex" were banned in Western Australia, the slogan has been outlawed nationwide.
