The Shire of Narracan was a

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about east-southeast of

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, the state capital of

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. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1878 until 1994.

History

Narracan was first incorporated as a shire on 20 September 1878. Due in part to its location at the crossroads of the

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region, many changes occurred to its boundaries, especially from the 1940s onwards, during the post-war industrial boom in the region. Parts of the shire's South Riding were annexed to the Shire of Morwell on 27 May 1892, while the Shire of Mirboo was created out of parts of its East and West Ridings on 13 April 1894. Over the following years, several parts were annexed to the Shire of Woorayl. On 29 May 1918, it absorbed the Shire of Walhalla, a region which had existed since 1872, firstly as a borough, then as a shire. On 24 September 1947, under the terms of the ''State Electricity Commission (Yallourn Area) Act 1947'', a town was proclaimed on at the Narracan-Morwell border; this self-governing area, under the auspices of the State Electricity Commission of Victoria, came to be known as the Yallourn Works Area, and at one point housed over 5,000 workers from nearby coal mines. On 28 August 1955, the Borough of Moe was severed and incorporated, and parts were annexed to Moe on 1 October 1990. Accessed at

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, La Trobe Reading Room. On 2 December 1994, the Shire of Narracan was abolished, and along with the

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, the

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and parts of the

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, was merged into the newly created

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Wards

The Shire of Narracan was divided into four ridings, each of which elected three councillors: * North Riding * East Riding * West Riding * Walhalla Riding

Towns and localities

* Allambee * Coalville *

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* Moondarra * Narracan *

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* Tanjil South * Thorpdale *

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* * Walhalla * Willow Grove *

Yallourn North Yallourn North is a town in the City of Latrobe, Victoria, Australia. It is approximately eight kilometres north-east of Moe, and 146 kilometres south-east of Melbourne. Prior to 1947 Yallourn North was known as "Brown Coal Mine". The Post Off ...

* Yarragon * Council seat.

Population

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References

External links

Victorian Places - Narracan Shire
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Narracan The electoral district of Narracan is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly in Australia. It was first proclaimed in 1967 and has usually been held by the Liberal Party. The electorate covers the provincial Warragul- Droui ...