The Shire of Euroa was a

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about northeast of

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, the state capital of

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. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1879 until 1994.

History

Euroa was originally within the

Shire of Benalla The Shire of Benalla was a local government area about northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1868 until 1994. From 1948 onwards, Benalla itself was managed by a diff ...

(1868), and was severed and incorporated on 3 November 1879, as the Shire of Euroa. It lost parts of several ridings when the

Shire of Violet Town The Shire of Violet Town was a local government area about northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1895 until 1994. History Violet Town was first incorporated as a sh ...

was created on 11 April 1895, and part of its North Riding was annexed to the

Shire of Shepparton The Shire of Shepparton was a local government area in the Goulburn Valley region, about north of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1884 until 1994. From 1927 onwards, Sheppa ...

on 24 May 1911. Accessed at

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, La Trobe Reading Room. On 18 November 1994, the Shire of Euroa was abolished, and along with the Shires of

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and Violet Town, and some neighbouring districts, was merged into 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 ...

. The

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and Karramomus districts were transferred to newly created

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, whilst the Terip Terip district was transferred to the newly created

Shire of Murrindindi The Shire of Murrindindi 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 14,478. It includes the towns of Alexandra, ...

Wards

The Shire of Euroa was divided into three ridings on 31 May 1975, each of which elected three councillors: * Euroa Riding * North Riding * South Riding

Towns and localities

* Balmattum * Creightons Creek *

Euroa Euroa is a town in the Shire of Strathbogie in the north-east of Victoria, Australia. At the 2016 census, Euroa's population was 3,275. The name Euroa comes from an Aboriginal word in the old local dialect meaning 'joyful'. History Major T ...

* * Gooram * Karramomus * Kelvin View * Kithbrook * Miepoll * Moglonemby * Molka * Sheans Creek * Strathbogie * Council seat.

Population

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References

External links

Victorian Places - Euroa and Euroa Shire
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1879 establishments in Australia 1994 disestablishments in Australia Euroa