Shire of Dundas (Victoria)
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| Shire of Dundas Victoria |
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| Population: | 3500 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1857 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 3464.39 km² (1337.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Hamilton | ||||||||||||
| County: | Dundas, Normanby, Villiers | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Dundas was a Local Government Area located about 300 kilometres (186 mi) west of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 3,464.39 square kilometres (1,337.6 sq mi), and existed from 1857 until 1994.
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[edit] History
Dundas was first incorporated as a district on 4 August 1857, and became a shire on 8 December 1863.[2]
On 23 September 1994, the Shire was abolished, and merged with City of Hamilton, Shire of Wannon and most of Mount Rouse into the Shire of Southern Grampians, with the Macarthur hinterland being split into the Shire of Moyne administered from Port Fairy.[3]
[edit] Wards
Dundas was divided into three ridings, each of which elected three councillors:
- South Riding
- East Riding
- West Riding
[edit] Towns and Localities
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[edit] Population
| Year | Population |
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| 1954 | 3,903 |
| 1958 | 4,100* |
| 1961 | 4,072 |
| 1966 | 3,913 |
| 1971 | 3,667 |
| 1976 | 3,420 |
| 1981 | 3,478 |
| 1986 | 3,469 |
| 1991 | 3,402 |
* 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, 659-660. 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, 10,11. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved on 2008-01-05.
