| 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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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]
Bet Bet was divided into three ridings on 31 May 1988, each of which elected three councillors:
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Tarnagulla district:
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| 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.