Shire of Mortlake
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| Shire of Mortlake Victoria |
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 Location in Victoria |
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| Population: | 3070 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1860 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 2137 km² (825.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Mortlake | ||||||||||||
| County: | Hampden, Villiers | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Mortlake was a Local Government Area located about 220 kilometres (137 mi) west of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 2,137 square kilometres (825.1 sq mi), and existed from 1860 until 1994.
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[edit] History
Mortlake was first incorporated as a district on 20 July 1860, and became a shire on 26 January 1864.[2]
On 23 September 1994, the Shire was abolished, and merged with Borough of Port Fairy, Tower Hill Reserve, the Shires of Belfast and Minhamite, most of Warrnambool and parts of Dundas and Mount Rouse into the Shire of Moyne.[3]
[edit] Wards
Mortlake was divided into four ridings on 7 June 1978, each of which elected three councillors:
- Ballangeich Riding
- Darlington Riding
- Mortlake Riding
- Woorndoo Riding
[edit] Towns and Localities
- Mortlake
- Ballangeich
- Darilngton
- Dundonnell
- Ellerslie
- Hexham
- Kolora
- The Sisters
- Woorndoo
[edit] Population
| Year | Population |
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| 1954 | 4,060 |
| 1958 | 4,350* |
| 1961 | 4,627 |
| 1966 | 4,404 |
| 1971 | 4,073 |
| 1976 | 3,728 |
| 1981 | 3,461 |
| 1986 | 3,125 |
| 1991 | 3,002 |
* 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, 772-773. 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, 5,10. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved on 2008-01-05.
