The Borough of Port Fairy was a
local government area about west-southwest of
Melbourne
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, the state capital of
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Australia. The borough covered an area of , and existed from 1856 until 1994. Its area was surrounded by the
Shire of Belfast and the
Southern Ocean
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History
Port Fairy was incorporated as the Belfast
Municipal District
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on 1 July 1856, becoming a borough on 1 October 1863. On 27 May 1887, it was renamed Port Fairy.
[ Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.]
On 23 September 1994, the Borough of Port Fairy was abolished, and was amalgamated with the Shires of
Belfast
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and
Minhamite, and parts of the Shires of
Dundas,
Mortlake
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,
Mount Rouse
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,
Warrnambool
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and the
Tower Hill Reserve, to create the
Shire of Moyne
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Wards
The Borough of Port Fairy was not subdivided into wards, and the seven councillors represented the entire area.
Population
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
References
External links
Victorian Places - Port Fairy
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Port Fairy Borough