Borough of Eaglehawk
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| Borough of Eaglehawk Victoria |
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 Location in Victoria |
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| Population: | 8,800 (1992)[1] |
| Established: | 1862 |
| Area: | 14.54 km² (5.6 sq mi) |
| Council Seat: | Eaglehawk |
| County: | Bendigo |
The Borough of Eaglehawk was a Local Government Area which covered the northwestern suburbs of the regional city of Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. The borough covered an area of 14.54 square kilometres (5.6 sq mi), and existed from 1862 until 1994.
It was first incorporated as a Borough on 29 July 1862. It had nine councillors who represented the entire borough.[2]
On 7 April 1994, the Shire was abolished—one of the first to disappear under the Kennett Liberal government's statewide local government restructuring program—and merged with the City of Bendigo, the Shires of Huntly and Strathfieldsaye and the Rural City of Marong to form the City of Greater Bendigo.[3][4]
Councillors met at the Town Hall at the intersection of Sailors Gully Road and Loddon Valley Highway, Eaglehawk.
[edit] Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1954 | 4,696 |
| 1958 | 5,000* |
| 1961 | 4,926 |
| 1966 | 5,230 |
| 1971 | 5,383 |
| 1976 | 6,447 |
| 1981 | 7,355 |
| 1986 | 8,184 |
| 1991 | 8,381 |
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book, 52. ISSN 0067-1223.
- ^ (1992) Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson, 548. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
- ^ Municipal Association of Victoria (2006). Greater Bendigo City Council. Retrieved on 2008-01-08. Date cross-checked with the Records Division, Greater Bendigo City Council.
- ^ Taylor, Thomas. "Marong to fall in line on super council", The Age, 6 April 1994, p. 6. Accessed via Factiva online.
