The Shire of Gordon was a

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about north-northwest of

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, the state capital of

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. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1885 until 1995.

History

The Swan Hill Road District, which initially covered most of north-western Victoria, was incorporated on 8 July 1862, and became a shire on 14 August 1871. The Shire of Gordon was severed and incorporated on 26 May 1885, from parts of the East and West Loddon Ridings, and was named after Major General Charles Gordon. Gordon annexed parts of the South West Riding of the

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on 5 October 1977. Accessed at

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, La Trobe Reading Room. On 20 January 1995, the Shire of Gordon was abolished, and along with the Shires of East Loddon and Korong, and parts of the former

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and surrounding districts, was merged into the newly created

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Wards

The Shire of Gordon was divided into three ridings, each of which elected three councillors: * Central Riding * East Riding * West Riding

Towns and localities

* Appin South * Bald Rock * Barraport * Boort* *

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* Catumnal *

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* Gladfield * Kow Swamp *

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* Leaghur * Loddon Vale * Mincha * Minmindie * Mologa * Pyramid Hill * Sylvaterre * Terrick Terrick *

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* Yarrawalla * Council seat.

Population

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References

External links

Victorian Places - Gordon Shire

External links

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Gordon Gordon may refer to: People * Gordon (given name), a masculine given name, including list of persons and fictional characters * Gordon (surname), the surname * Gordon (slave), escaped to a Union Army camp during the U.S. Civil War * Clan Gordon, ...

1885 establishments in Australia