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, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1855 until 1994.

History

Alberton was first incorporated as a road district on 6 November 1855, one of the first ten in the colony, and became a shire on 2 February 1864. On 16 February 1894, part of the shire was excised, to become the

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. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room. On 2 December 1994, the Shire of Alberton was abolished, and along with the

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Wards

The Shire of Alberton was divided into three ridings, each of which elected three councillors: * South Riding * Central Riding * North Riding

Towns and localities

* Council seat.

Population

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References

External links

Victorian Places - Alberton Shire
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