The Shire of Omeo was a

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about east-north-east of

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, the state capital of

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. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1872 until 1994.

History

Omeo was incorporated as a shire on 25 October 1872. Accessed at

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

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, the Shires of

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and Tambo, and the Boole Boole Peninsula from the

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, was merged into the newly created

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. The

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district was merged into the Shire of Alpine, which had been created two weeks earlier.

Ridings

Omeo was divided into four ridings on 15 January 1957, each of which elected three councillors: * Omeo Riding * Ensay Riding * Hinnomunjie Riding * Tongio Riding

Towns and localities

* Benambra * Brookville * Cassilis *

* Doctors Flat * Ensay * Hinnomunjie *

Omeo Omeo ( ) is a town in Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia on the Great Alpine Road, east of Mount Hotham, in the Shire of East Gippsland. At the 2016 Australian census, 2016 census, Omeo had a population of 406. The name is derived from a ...

* * Swifts Creek * Tambo Crossing * Tongio * Uplands * Council seat.

Population

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References

External links

Victorian Places - Omeo Shire
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