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

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, the state capital of

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, Australia. The rural city covered an area of , and existed from 1881 until 1994.

History

Originally part of the Shire of Buln Buln, Warragul was first incorporated as a shire on 9 December 1881. It annexed part of the Western Riding of the

Shire of Narracan The Shire of Narracan was a local government area about east-southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1878 until 1994. History Narracan was first incorporated as a shi ...

on 30 May 1906. On 17 August 1990, Warragul was proclaimed a rural city, one of the first in Victoria under the provisions of the ''Local Government Act 1989''. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room. On 2 December 1994, the Rural City of Warragul was abolished, and along with the Shires of Buln Buln and Narracan, and parts of the

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, was merged into the newly created

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Wards

The Rural City of Warragul was divided into four wards, each of which elected three councillors: * North Ward * South Ward * Central East Ward * Central West Ward

Towns and localities

* Bona Vista * Brandy Creek * Bull Swamp * Buln Buln * Cloverlea * Darnum * Ellinbank * Ferndale * Gainsborough * Lillico * Nilma * Rokeby * Seaview * Tetoora Road *

Warragul Warragul is a town in Victoria, Australia, south-east of Melbourne. Warragul lies between the Strzelecki Ranges to the south and the Mount Baw Baw Plateau of the Great Dividing Range to the north. As of the , the town had a population of 19,8 ...

* * Warragul South * Council seat.

Population

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References

External links

Victorian Places - Warragul Shire and Rural City
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