City of Moe
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City of Moe Victoria |
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Location in Victoria |
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Population: | 17,570 (1992)[1] |
Established: | 1955 |
Area: | 47 km² (18.1 sq mi) |
Council Seat: | Moe |
County: | Buln Buln |
The City of Moe was a Local Government Area located about 130 kilometres (81 mi) east-southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of 47 square kilometres (18.1 sq mi), and existed from 1955 until 1994.
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[edit] History
Moe was for most of its history part of the Shire of Narracan, which was first incorporated in 1878. Its growth as an industrial centre due to nearby coal-mining in the Latrobe Valley resulted in a boom in population, and ultimately in its severance and incorporation as the Borough of Moe on 28 August 1955. On 6 March 1963, it was proclaimed as a City. On 1 October 1990, further land was annexed to the City from Narracan.[2]
On 2 December 1994, the City was abolished, and merged with the City of Morwell, the City and Shire of Traralgon, and parts of Narracan and Rosedale into the City of Latrobe.[3]
[edit] Wards
The City of Moe was divided into three wards, each of which elected three councillors:
- Centre Riding
- East Riding
- West Riding
[edit] Towns and Localities
- Moe
- Moe South
- Newborough
[edit] Population
Year | Population |
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1958 | 13,560* |
1961 | 15,463 |
1966 | 16,544 |
1971 | 15,605 |
1976 | 15,345 |
1981 | 16,649 |
1986 | 16,999 |
1991 | 16,719 |
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book, 49-52. ISSN 0067-1223.
- ^ (1992) Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson, 780-781. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (1 August 1995). Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification. Commonwealth of Australia, 8. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved on 2008-01-05.