United Shire of Beechworth

The United Shire of Beechworth was a local government area about 270 kilometres (168 mi) northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 771.57 square kilometres (297.9 sq mi), and existed from 1856 until 1994.

United Shire of Beechworth
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Shire Hall
Population5,210 (1992)[1]
 • Density6.752/km2 (17.489/sq mi)
Established1856
Area771.57 km2 (297.9 sq mi)
Council seatBeechworth
RegionHume
CountyBogong
LGAs around United Shire of Beechworth:
Wangaratta Chiltern Wodonga
Wangaratta United Shire of Beechworth Yackandandah
Oxley Myrtleford Yackandandah

History

Beechworth United Shire originated as two separate entities: the Borough of Beechworth, first created as a municipal district on 23 August 1856, becoming a borough on 11 September 1863, and the Shire of Beechworth, created on 27 December 1865 as a union of the Stanley (10 December 1862) and Wooragee (30 March 1863) Road Districts. The two entities merged on 29 December 1871, to form the United Shire of Beechworth. At its dissolution, it was the only local government entity remaining in Victoria which was styled as a 'United Shire',[2] although many others were also the results of amalgamations.

On 18 November 1994, the United Shire of Beechworth was abolished, and along with parts of the Shires of Chiltern, Rutherglen and Yackandandah, was merged into the newly created Shire of Indigo. The area around Mudgegonga, in the southeast of the former United Shire, was transferred to the newly created Alpine Shire.[3]

Wards

The United Shire of Beechworth was divided into four ridings, each of which elected three councillors:

  • East Central Riding
  • West Central Riding
  • North Riding
  • South Riding

Towns and localities

* Council seat.

Population
Year Population
19544,417
19584,580*
19614,845
19664,804
19714,506
19764,618
19814,673
19864,883
19914,966

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. pp. 49–52. ISSN 0067-1223.
  2. Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 595–596. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
  3. Australian Bureau of Statistics (1 August 1995). Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification (PDF). Commonwealth of Australia. p. 4,8,9. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 5 January 2008.

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