The Shire of Oxley was a
local government area in
Victoria
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,
Australia, immediately to the south of the city of
Wangaratta
Wangaratta ( ) is a city in the northeast of Victoria, Australia, from Melbourne along the Hume Highway. The city had an estimated urban population of 19,318 at June 2018. Wangaratta has recorded a population growth rate of almost 1% annually ...
, which housed the shire's council chambers. Oxley covered an area of , and existed from 1862 until 1994.
History
The
Oxley Road District was incorporated on 21 November 1862, and became a shire on 12 December 1865, after changes to local government legislation. Subsequently, it was divided into Eastern, Central and Western Ridings, each of which elected three councillors.
[ Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.]
On 18 November 1994, the Shire of Oxley was abolished, and along with the
City of Wangaratta, the
Shire of Wangaratta and various surrounding districts, was merged into the newly created
Rural City of Wangaratta
The Rural City of Wangaratta 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 29,087. It includes the towns of Cheshun ...
.
The councillors of the Oxley Shire commissioned Graham Jones to prepare a history of the shire, which was published in 1995 as ''Memories of Oxley''.
Towns
Population
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
References
External links
Victorian Places - Oxley Shire
Oxley Oxley may refer to:
Places
Australia
Australian Capital Territory
* Oxley, Australian Capital Territory is a suburb of Canberra, Australia
Queensland
*Oxley, Queensland is a suburb of Brisbane, Australia
** Oxley railway station, Brisba ...
1862 establishments in Australia
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