Shire of Bass
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| Shire of Bass Victoria |
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 Location in Victoria |
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| Population: | 5170 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1871 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 526 km² (203.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Archies Creek | ||||||||||||
| County: | Mornington | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Bass was a Local Government Area located about 120 kilometres (75 mi) south-southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 526 square kilometres (203.1 sq mi), and existed from 1871 until 1994. Its administrative centre was located in Archies Creek.
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[edit] History
Bass was first incorporated as the Phillip Island District on 8 September 1871, and became the Shire of Phillip Island and Woolamai on 24 December 1874. When the Phillip Island Riding was severed on 19 September 1928, its name changed to simply Shire of Woolamai, and finally Bass on 8 January 1929. It was reduced and redefined in 1977, including the loss of North Wonthaggi to the Borough of Wonthaggi.[2]
The shire area covered the majority of the mainland of the currently existing Bass Coast Shire except for the areas of Wonthaggi, Inverloch, some of the areas south of Korumburra and some of the coastline southwest of The Gurdies. The shire area spanned from the tiny township of The Gurdies (located approximately 90 kilometres (56 mi) south of Melbourne on the Bass Highway) to Dalyston while the northern parts spanned to around Kernot, Almurta, Glen Forbes and other areas northwest of Inverloch.
On 2 December 1994, the Shire was abolished, and merged with Shire of Phillip Island, Borough of Wonthaggi and parts of Cranbourne, Korumburra and Woorayl into the Bass Coast Shire.[3]
[edit] Wards
Bass was divided into three ridings , each of which elected three councillors:
- Bass Valley Riding
- Powlett Riding
- Woolamai Riding
[edit] Towns and Localities
- Almurta
- Anderson
- Archies Creek
- Bass
- Corinella
- Coronet Bay
- Dalyston
- Glen Alvie
- Glen Forbes
- Grantville
- Kernot
- Kilcunda
- San Remo
- Woolamai
[edit] Population
| Year | Population |
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| 1954 | 3,761 |
| 1958 | 3,990* |
| 1961 | 3,851 |
| 1966 | 3,834 |
| 1971 | 3,752 |
| 1976 | 3,947[4] |
| 1981 | 3,221[4] |
| 1986 | 4,010 |
| 1991 | 4,903 |
* 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, 592-593. 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, 4. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved on 2008-01-05.
- ^ a b The population was 3,079 in 1976 when the 1977 boundary change was taken into account.
