The Shire of Charlton was a
local government area
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about north-northwest of
Melbourne
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, the state capital of
Victoria,
Australia
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. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1895 until 1995.
History
Charlton was first incorporated as a shire on 28 May 1895, upon the severance of portions of the Shires of
Gordon,
Kerang
Kerang is a rural town on the Loddon River in northern Victoria in Australia. It is the commercial centre to an irrigation district based on livestock, horticulture, lucerne and grain. It is located north-west of Melbourne on the Murray V ...
and
St Arnaud.
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, La Trobe Reading Room.
On 20 January 1995, the Shire of Charlton was abolished, and along with the Shires of
Birchip
Birchip is a town in the Mallee region of Victoria, Australia on the Sunraysia Highway north of Donald. The town is located in the Shire of Buloke local government area. At the , Birchip had a population of 694, down from the 2016 figure o ...
,
Donald and
Wycheproof, and parts of the
Shire of Kara Kara, was merged into the newly created
Shire of Buloke.
Wards
The Shire of Charlton was divided into three ridings on 25 May 1988, each of which elected three councillors:
* North Riding
* South Riding
* West Riding
Towns and localities
* Barrakee
*
Buckrabanyule
*
Charlton*
*
Coonooer Bridge
*
Dooboobetic
*
Glenloth
*
Nareewillock
Nareewillock is a locality in the Lower Avoca ward of the local government area of the Shire of Buloke, Victoria, Australia
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*
Teddywaddy
*
Terrappee
Terrappee is a locality in the local government areas of the Shire of Buloke and the Shire of Loddon, Victoria, Australia
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* Wooroonook
* Yawong
*
Yeungroon
Yeungroon is a locality in north central Victoria, Australia. The locality is in the Shire of Buloke, on the Avoca River, north west of the state capital, Melbourne
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* Council seat.
Population
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
References
External links
Victorian Places - Charlton and Charlton Shire
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Charlton