The City of Swan Hill was a

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in northwestern

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, along the

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. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1939 until 1995.

History

Swan Hill was originally part of the Swan Hill Road District, which initially covered most of northwestern Victoria, and was incorporated in 1862. The Shire of Castle Donnington severed from the district on 30 May 1893, and on 31 May 1904, the Castle Donnington municipality was renamed and gazetted as the Shire of Swan Hill. Accessed at

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, La Trobe Reading Room. A small part of the shire, in and near the town of

Swan Hill Swan Hill is a city in the northwest of Victoria, Australia on the Murray Valley Highway and on the south bank of the Murray River, downstream from the junction of the Loddon River. At , Swan Hill had a population of 11,508. Indigenous Peopl ...

, severed on 31 May 1939, and was incorporated as the Borough of Swan Hill, which became the City of Swan Hill on 12 March 1965. On 20 January 1995, the City of Swan Hill was abolished, and along with the Shire of Swan Hill and the

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district of the

Shire of Kerang The Shire of Kerang was a local government area located in northwestern Victoria, Australia, along the Murray River. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1862 until 1995. From 1966 onwards, Kerang itself was managed by a separate ent ...

, was merged into the newly created

Rural City of Swan Hill The Rural City of Swan Hill is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the north-western part of the state. It covers an area of and, in June 2018, had a population of 20,759. It includes the towns of Swan Hill, Lake Boga, M ...

Wards

Swan Hill was not divided into wards, and its nine councillors represented all electors in the city.

Population

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References

External links

Victorian Places - Swan Hill
{{Victoria former LGAs Swan Hill City 1939 establishments in Australia