The City of Morwell was a local government area about east-southeast of

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, the state capital of

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, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1892 until 1994.

History

Originally split between the Shires of

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and

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, Morwell was first incorporated as a shire on 22 May 1892. On 11 December 1916, parts of the Boolarra and Yinnar ridings were annexed to the Shire of Mirboo. On 24 September 1947, under the terms of the ''State Electricity Commission (Yallourn Area) Act 1947'', a town was proclaimed on at the Narracan-Morwell border; this self-governing area, under the auspices of the State Electricity Commission of Victoria, came to be known as the Yallourn Works Area, and at one point housed over 5,000 workers from the nearby coal mines. On 28 August 1955, the Borough of Moe was severed from Narracan and incorporated, and land from Morwell's western riding was annexed to it. On 23 September 1990, Morwell was proclaimed a city. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room. On 2 December 1994, the City of Morwell was abolished, and along with the Cities of Moe and

, the Shire of Traralgon, and parts of the Shires of Narracan and Rosedale, was merged into the newly created Shire of La Trobe.

Wards

The City of Morwell was divided into six wards on 3 August 1991, each of which elected two councillors: * Churchill Ward * Rural Ward * West Ward * North Ward * East Ward * South Ward

Towns and localities

* Boolarra * Budgeree *

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* Darlimurla * Driffield * Gunyah * Hazelwood * Hazelwood North * Jeeralang * Jumbuk * Livingston *

Morwell Morwell is a town in the Latrobe Valley area of Gippsland, in South-Eastern Victoria, Australia approximately 152 km (94 mi) east of Melbourne. Morwell has a population of 14,389 people at the . It is both the seat of local governme ...

* *

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* Yinnar * Yinnar South * Council seat.

Population

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References

External links

Victorian Places - Morwell Shire and City
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