The Rural City of Seymour was a
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 ...
about north of
Melbourne
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, the state capital of
Victoria
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* Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada
* Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory
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,
Australia
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. The rural city covered an area of , and existed from 1863 until 1994.
History
Seymour was incorporated as a
road district on 5 May 1863, and became a shire on 24 February 1871. It lost a part of its area to the
Shire of Yea
The Shire of Yea was a Local government in Australia, local government area about northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1869 until 1994. The shire ...
on 15 May 1907.
[ Accessed at ]State Library of Victoria
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, La Trobe Reading Room. On 2 November 1993, Seymour was proclaimed a rural city.
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Victorian Places
On 18 November 1994, the Rural City of Seymour was abolished, and along with the Shires of
Broadford and
Pyalong
Pyalong is a town in central Victoria, Australia. The town is located on the Northern Highway, in the Shire of Mitchell local government area, from the state capital, Melbourne. At the , Pyalong had a population of 459. In 2016 the populatio ...
, and parts of the
Shire of McIvor
The Shire of McIvor was a local government area about north of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1863 until 1994.
History
McIvor was incorporated as a road district on 26 Jun ...
, was merged into the newly created
Shire of Mitchell
The Shire of Mitchell is a local government area in the Hume region of Victoria, Australia, located North of Melbourne. It covers an area of and, in June 2018, had a population of 44,299. It includes the towns of Broadford, Kilmore, Seymour ...
. The
Avenel district was transferred to the newly created
Shire of Strathbogie
The Shire of Strathbogie is a local government area in the Hume region of Victoria, Australia, located in the north-east part of the state. It covers an area of and in June 2018 had a population of 10,645.
It includes the towns of Avenel, Euro ...
.
Wards
The Rural City of Seymour was divided into four ridings, each of which elected three councillors:
* Avenel Riding
* Seymour North Riding
* Seymour South Riding
* Tallarook Riding
Towns and localities
*
Avenel
*
Mangalore
Mangalore (), officially known as Mangaluru, is a major port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats about west of Bangalore, the state capital, 20 km north of Karnataka–Ker ...
*
Northwood
*
Seymour*
*
Tallarook
Tallarook is a town the Shire of Mitchell local government area in central Victoria, Australia. The town is in on the Hume Highway, north of the state capital, Melbourne. At the , Tallarook had a population of 789.
Tallarook Post Office opene ...
* Whiteheads Creek
* Council seat.
Population
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
References
External links
Victorian Places - Seymour
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