The Shire of Bet Bet was a

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located about northwest of

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, the state capital of

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. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1861 until 1995.

History

Bet Bet was first incorporated as a road 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 , and Dunolly Borough, established on 21 May 1858, with an area of . Accessed at

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, La Trobe Reading Room. Also the 1915 edition. On 20 January 1995, the Shire of Bet Bet was abolished, and along with the City of Maryborough, the

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. The Tarnagulla district was transferred to the newly created

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Wards

The Shire of Bet Bet was divided into three ridings on 31 May 1988, each of which elected three councillors: * Bealiba Riding * Dunolly Riding * Tarnagulla Riding

Towns and localities

* Council seat.

Population

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

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