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about southeast of

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, the state capital of

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. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1862 until 1994.

History

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and the

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. On 23 May 1889, the Scoresby Riding was severed and incorporated as the Shire of Fern Tree Gully. Fern Tree Gully in turn was splintered in 1964, to form the City of Knox and the

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. In 1902, the Berwick Shire headquarters moved to Pakenham. The shire was generally rural in character, with fruit growing, dairying and sheep and cattle grazing being the main pursuits. However, from the 1950s onward, the western part, around Berwick and

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, experienced major residential growth as well as industrial development. On 1 October 1973, the western part split from the shire and was immediately proclaimed as the

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. The remaining rural area was renamed the Shire of Pakenham on 1 September 1974. Accessed at

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, La Trobe Reading Room. On 15 December 1994, the Shire of Pakenham was abolished, and along with parts of the

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and

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) and the Shire of Sherbrooke (around

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), was merged into the newly created

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. Council met at the Shire Offices, in Duncan Drive, Pakenham. The facility is now the headquarters for the Shire of Cardinia.

Wards

The Shire of Pakenham was divided into four ridings on 1 April 1988, each of which elected three councillors: * Beacon Hills Ward * Iona Ward * Ranges Ward * Toomuc Ward

Suburbs and localities

Outer Metropolitan: *

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(shared with the City of Berwick) * Beaconsfield Upper *

(shared with the Shire of Sherbrooke) *

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* Pakenham* * Pakenham South * Pakenham Upper * Council seat. Rural: *

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* Bunyip North * Cora Lynn * Dewhurst *

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* Nar Nar Goon North * Tonimbuk * Tynong * Vervale

Population

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
+ Includes 20,474 from Berwick district and 12,636 from Pakenham district.

References

External links

Victorian Places - Pakenham Shire
{{Coord, 38, 05, S, 145, 29, E, type:adm2nd_region:AU-VIC, display=title Pakenham 1862 establishments in Australia Shire of Cardinia 1994 disestablishments in Australia