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Shire Of Birchip
The Shire of Birchip was a local government area about northwest of Bendigo, in northwestern Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1895 until 1995. History Birchip was first incorporated as a shire on 6 April 1895. It was originally gazetted as the Shire of Wirmbirchip, with the error being fixed on 8 November 1895. On 22 May 1896, it annexed parts of the Shire of Borung. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room. On 20 January 1995, the Shire of Birchip was abolished, and along with the Shires of Charlton, Donald and Wycheproof, and parts of the Shire of Kara Kara, was merged into the newly created Shire of Buloke. Wards The Shire of Birchip was divided into three ridings on 31 May 1988, each of which elected three councillors: * North Riding * South Riding * West Riding Towns and localities * Ballapur * Birchip* * Curyo * Jil Jil * Karyrie * Kinnabulla * Lake Tchum * Morton Plains * Reedy Dam * Warmur * Wat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mallee (Victoria)
The Mallee covers the most northwesterly part of Victoria, bounded by the South Australian and New South Wales borders. Definitions of the south-eastern boundary vary, however, all are based on the historic Victorian distribution of mallee eucalypts. These trees dominate the surviving vegetation through most of Mallee, (except for swamps and areas along waterways, and very rare stands of ''casuarina''). Its biggest settlements are Mildura and Swan Hill. At the 2011 census, the four local government areas (LGAs) that are usually thought to define the district had a combined population of . The area of these same four LGAs is . There is an adjacent area also once covered with mallee scrub called "the Mallee" in South Australia, which is alternatively called the Murray Mallee. Geography and climate The Mallee is, for all practical purposes, completely flat and very low-lying: in fact, for long geological periods the whole region has been inundated by the ocean. Most of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shire Of Charlton
The Shire of Charlton was a local government area about north-northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1895 until 1995. History Charlton was first incorporated as a shire on 28 May 1895, upon the severance of portions of the Shires of Gordon, Kerang and St Arnaud. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room. On 20 January 1995, the Shire of Charlton was abolished, and along with the Shires of Birchip, Donald and Wycheproof, and parts of the Shire of Kara Kara, was merged into the newly created Shire of Buloke. Wards The Shire of Charlton was divided into three ridings on 25 May 1988, each of which elected three councillors: * North Riding * South Riding * West Riding Towns and localities * Barrakee * Buckrabanyule * Charlton* * Coonooer Bridge * Dooboobetic * Glenloth * Nareewillock * Teddywaddy * Terrappee * Wooroonook * Yawong * Yeungroon Yeungroon is a locality in no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whirily, Victoria
Whirily is a place and locality in the local government area of the Shire of Buloke The Shire of Buloke is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the western part of the state. It covers an area of and, in June 2018, had a population of 6,184. It includes the towns of Birchip, Charlton, Donald, Sea Lake a ..., Victoria, Australia. Whirily post office opened on 1 October 1912 and was closed on 1 October 1913. References {{authority control Shire of Buloke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watchupga, Victoria
Watchupga is a locality in Northern Victoria, Australia. The local government area A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a State (administrative division), state, province, divi ... of Watchupga is the Shire of Buloke. Watchupga has a grain station on the Mildura railway line with a grain silo on the site which is 84 metres tall. However, the station was closed to passenger and parcels traffic on 11 November 1975. Watchupga Post Office opened on 23 July 1900 and was closed on 29 February 1972. References {{authority control ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warmur, Victoria
Warmur is a locality in the local government area of the Shire of Buloke, Victoria, Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma .... There is a rural CFA station in Warmur. The post office there opened as Warmur West State School on the 1 7 1905, renamed to Warmur West in 1907 and was closed in 1930. References {{authority control ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reedy Dam, Victoria
Reedy Dam is a town in the Mallee and Mount Jeffcot wards in the Shire of Buloke, Victoria, Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma .... There is a rural CFA station in Reedy Dam. The post office there opened in 1902 and was closed on 31 July 1929. There is a population of approximately 20 people in Reedy Dam (2017). References {{authority control ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morton Plains, Victoria
Morton Plains is a town in the local government area of the Shire of Buloke, Victoria, Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma .... The post office there opened on 1 August 1864 and was closed on 9 May 1931. References {{authority control ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kinnabulla, Victoria
Kinnabulla is a locality located in the local government area of the Shire of Buloke, Victoria, Australia. The population of the locality is 173 people, 91 being male, and 82 being female. Kinnabulla Railway Station was a station on the Mildura railway line The Mildura railway line is a heavy rail line in northwestern Victoria, Australia. The line runs from Yelta station to Ballarat station via the settlements of Mildura, Ouyen and Maryborough in an approximate south-southeasterly direction. In .... The station closed to passenger and parcels traffic on 11 November 1975. The post office there opened in 1902 and was closed on 11 November 1973. References {{authority control ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karyrie, Victoria
Karyrie is a town in the Shire of Buloke, Victoria, Australia. Karyrie had a station on the Mildura railway line The Mildura railway line is a heavy rail line in northwestern Victoria, Australia. The line runs from Yelta station to Ballarat station via the settlements of Mildura, Ouyen and Maryborough in an approximate south-southeasterly direction. In ... which is now closed between Kinnabulla station and Birchip station. The post office in the locality opened on 19 November 1892 and was closed on 15 November 1919. References {{authority control ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jil Jil, Victoria
Jil Jil is a locality in the local government area of the Shire of Buloke, Victoria, Australia. The post office opened as Reseigh on 25 November 1924 and was closed on 1 March 1929. See also * List of reduplicated Australian place names These names are examples of reduplication, a common theme in Australian toponymy, especially in names derived from Indigenous Australian languages such as Wiradjuri. Reduplication is often used as an intensifier such as "Wagga Wagga" ''many ... References {{authority control ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curyo, Victoria
Curyo is a town in the Mallee Ward of the Shire of Buloke, Victoria, Australia. Curyo has a Grain Depot on the Mildura railway line The Mildura railway line is a heavy rail line in northwestern Victoria, Australia. The line runs from Yelta station to Ballarat station via the settlements of Mildura, Ouyen and Maryborough in an approximate south-southeasterly direction. In ...; however, the station closed to passenger and parcels traffic on 11 November 1975. A CFA fire brigade in the area is located on Pratt Road, adjacent to the grain depot. The post office there opened on 20 January 1900 and was closed on 9 January 1976. Curyo used to have a football club and a golf course. References {{authority control ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballapur, Victoria
Ballapur is a town in the local government area of the Shire of Buloke, Victoria, Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma .... The post office there opened as Ballapur State School in 1902, renamed Ballapur in 1907 and was closed on 10 March 1916. References {{authority control ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
