The Shire of Mount Rouse was a
local government area
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about west of
Melbourne
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, the state capital of
Victoria
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,
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. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1860 until 1994.
History
Mount Rouse was incorporated as a
road district on 2 October 1860, and became a shire on 26 January 1864.
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, La Trobe Reading Room.
On 23 September 1994, the Shire of Mount Rouse was abolished, and along with the
City of Hamilton, the
Shire of Wannon and parts of the
Shire of Dundas
The Shire of Dundas is a local government area in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. The shire covers an area of and its seat of government is the town of Norseman. Its territory lies between Norseman and the border with S ...
, was merged into the newly created
Shire of Southern Grampians
The Shire of Southern Grampians is a local government area (LGA) in the Barwon South West region of Victoria, Australia, located in the south-western part of the state. It covers an area of and in June 2018 had a population of 16,135. It incl ...
.
Ridings
Mount Rouse was divided into three ridings, each of which elected three councillors:
* Dunkeld Riding
* Glenthompson Riding
* Penshurst Riding
Towns and localities
* Chatsworth
*
Dunkeld
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*
Glenthompson
Glenthompson is a town in the Australian state of Victoria. It lies on the Glenelg Highway between Hamilton and Ballarat, close to the Grampian mountain range. At the 2016 census, Glenthompson and the surrounding area had a population of 234 ...
*
Penshurst
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The village is situa ...
*
*
Tabor
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** Tábor District, the surrounding district
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Israel
* Mount Tabor, Galilee ...
* Council seat.
Population
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
References
External links
Victorian Places - Mount Rouse Shire
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Mount Rouse
Penshurst is a town in Victoria, Australia. It is in the Shire of Southern Grampians local government area and is located at the foot of Mount Rouse, an extinct volcano. At the , Penshurst had a population of 461. Basic facilities include a hosp ...