Shire of Bet Bet
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| Shire of Bet Bet Victoria |
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 Location in Victoria |
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| Population: | 2120 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1861 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 928.2 km² (358.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Dunolly | ||||||||||||
| County: | Gladstone | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Bet Bet was a Local Government Area located about 180 kilometres (112 mi) northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 928.2 square kilometres (358.4 sq mi), and existed from 1861 until 1995.
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[edit] History
Bet Bet was first incorporated as a district on 18 January 1861, and became a shire on 20 September 1864.
On 1 October 1915, two boroughs were united with Bet Bet—Tarnagulla Borough, established on 12 August 1857 with an area of 20.77 square kilometres (8.02 sq mi), and Dunolly Borough, established on 21 May 1858 with an area of 23.31 square kilometres (9.00 sq mi).[2]
On 20 January 1995, the Shire was abolished, and merged with the City of Maryborough, Shire of Tullaroop and surrounding districts into the Shire of Central Goldfields. The Tarnagulla district transferred to the Shire of Loddon.[3]
[edit] Wards
Bet Bet was divided into three ridings on 31 May 1988, each of which elected three councillors:
- Bealiba Riding
- Dunolly Riding
- Tarnagulla Riding
[edit] Towns and Localities
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Tarnagulla district:
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[edit] Population
| Year | Population |
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| 1954 | 2,296 |
| 1958 | 2,340* |
| 1961 | 2,078 |
| 1966 | 1,975 |
| 1971 | 1,717 |
| 1976 | 1,686 |
| 1981 | 1,681 |
| 1986 | 1,905 |
| 1991 | 2,016 |
* 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, 603-604. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room. Also the 1915 edition.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (1 August 1995). Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification. Commonwealth of Australia, 5,8. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved on 2008-01-05.
