The Shire of Avon was a
local government area about north of
Sale, the major regional centre in central
Gippsland
Gippsland is a rural region that makes up the southeastern part of Victoria, Australia, mostly comprising the coastal plains to the rainward (southern) side of the Victorian Alps (the southernmost section of the Great Dividing Range). It cove ...
,
Victoria
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* Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia
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* Victoria, Seychelle ...
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Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1864 until 1994.
History
Avon was first incorporated as a
road district on 13 September 1864, and became a shire on 10 October 1865. On 27 May 1914 and 1 October 1964, it annexed parts of the
Shire of Bairnsdale
The Shire of Bairnsdale was a local government area about east of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1867 until 1994. For its first one hundred years it governed both Bairnsdale ...
, and on 2 May 1917, it annexed part of the eastern riding of the
Shire of Maffra. During 1966 and 1967, parts of its area were annexed to the
City of Sale
The City of Sale was a local government area located about east of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1863 until 1994.
History
Sale was first incorporated as a borough on 10 Aug ...
.
[ Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.]
On 2 December 1994, the Shire of Avon was abolished, and along with the City of Sale, the Shires of
Alberton and Maffra and parts of the
Shire of Rosedale
The Shire of Rosedale was a local government area stretching between the towns of Traralgon and Sale, in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1869 until 1994.
History
Rosedale was inco ...
, was merged into the newly created
Shire of Wellington
The Shire of Wellington is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the eastern part of the state. It covers an area of and in June 2018 had a population of 44,019.
It includes the towns of Heyfield, Rosedale, Maffra, ...
.
Wards
The Shire of Avon 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 - Avon Shire
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