1920 to 1929
1920		Record drought year.
		Repeated calls were made for a railway branch line connection.
		A man named Laverick blew up the hotel. Laverick shot the proprietor through the shoulder as he ran for the police, and then shot himself. He died on the way to Inverell.
1921		97% of the Ashford districts workforce involved in agriculture and pastoralism.
		A prominent member of the Aboriginal people at Noorcoorilma mission station named Schoolmaster Jack, nicknamed after the type of coat he wore, died. Most of the ceremonies associated with Aboriginal culture ceased on Noocoorilma after his death.
		Ashford shire held a population of 2,137.
		H. A. Fraser appointed as Shire President.
		Post office status was raised to that of Official Post Office.
		The Ashford Branch of Oddfellows was formed.
	Apr 12	W. A. Gardener, the first official postmaster, was appointed.
1922		Noocoorilma mission station is closed down and the reserve was soon revoked.
		A. F. Campbell elected as Ashford Shire President. Rates at this time accounted for about 66% of the Shire's total expenditure.
		Ashford Shire Council gives its support to having crown land repayments on land suspended for a period of two years due to the complete collapse of the cattle and meat markets generally.
	Jul	An attempt to form a Deepwater - Ashford Railway Line was made.
		Wallangra Bridge construction was begun and completed in 1923.
1923		Ashford Shire Council strongly opposes a government proposal to form a council for noxious weed control.
		Four blocks purchased in Ashford by the Church of England.
1924		A Parliamentary committee report was made on the feasibility of an Ashford rail link.
		W. Lennon appointed as Shire President.
		H. A. Fraser appointed as Shire President.
	Mar 23	St Mark's Church of England was dedicated by the Right Rev. W. F. Wentworth-Shields DD. MA., the then Bishop of Armidale. Rev G. A. Baker was Vicar.
1925		C. McCosker appointed as Shire President.
		A government committee visits to investigate providing a railway link.
		300,000 head of sheep are being farmed in the shire.
		Mr N. Clout and Mr. Lucas J. Wilson were elected the first St. Mark's Church of England Wardens.
	Jun 25	The first wedding to take place in St. Mark's was that of Alexander Sutherland and Lillian Kimmorley.
1926		Ashford Shire Council again strongly opposes a government proposal to form a commission for noxious weed control.
1927		F. E. Body appointed as Shire President.
		Enrolment at Ashford school had increased to 90 pupils.
	Sep	A request to have a new Post Office was refused.
		The portion of land on the corner of Duff Street and Bukkulla Street, now known as McRae Park, was reserved for a sports ground.
1928		R. A. Black elected as Ashford Shire President.
		The Bank of New South Wales opens its own premises on the corner of Duff and Albury Streets.	Bank of NSW building and Post Office.
	Mar	Plans were submitted for the erection of a Post Office building in Albury Street.	H. T. Coggan ran a mail service which operated daily from Inverell to Texas and return.
	Apr	A smoke social was tendered to the Ashford Light Horse Troop.
	May	Ashford Light Horse Troop competed in and won the Prince of Wales Military Cup out of 88 troops who entered.	Ashford Lighthorse
	Aug	A large shed containing 7,000 to 8,000 pounds worth of tobacco was burned down. It was uninsured because the Insurance companies thought the risk too high.
	Dec	Ashford Tobacco Lands suffered a disastrous hailstorm.
1929		R. A. Black appointed as Shire President.
		A new building was added to the school.