Shire of Minhamite
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| Shire of Minhamite Victoria |
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 Location in Victoria |
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| Population: | 1870 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1871 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 1365.62 km² (527.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Minhamite | ||||||||||||
| County: | Normanby, Villiers | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Minhamite was a Local Government Area located about 270 kilometres (168 mi) west of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 1,365.62 square kilometres (527.3 sq mi), and existed from 1871 until 1994.
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[edit] History
Minhamite, initially part of the Belfast district, was first incorporated as a shire on 13 January 1871.[2] Minhamite was not divided into ridings and its nine councillors represented the entire Shire.
On 23 September 1994, the Shire was abolished, and merged with Borough of Port Fairy, Tower Hill Reserve, the Shire of Belfast, most of Warrnambool and Mortlake and parts of Dundas and Mount Rouse into the Shire of Moyne.[3]
[edit] Towns and Localities
- Minhamite
- Bessiebelle
- Broadwater
- Hawkesdale
- Knebsworth
- Macarthur
- Orford
- St Helens
- Tarrone
- Warrong
- Willatook
[edit] Population
| Year | Population |
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| 1954 | 2,520 |
| 1958 | 2,760* |
| 1961 | 2,907 |
| 1966 | 2,824 |
| 1971 | 2,503 |
| 1976 | 2,229 |
| 1981 | 2,183 |
| 1986 | 1,950 |
| 1991 | 1,747 |
* 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, 765-766. 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. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved on 2008-01-05.
