The Shire of Traralgon was a
local government area
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about east-southeast of
Melbourne
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, the state capital of
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,
Australia
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. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1879 until 1994. From 1961 onwards, it did not actually administer the town of
Traralgon
Traralgon ( ) is a town located in the east of the Latrobe Valley in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia and the most populous city of the City of Latrobe. The urban population of Traralgon at the was 26,907. It is the largest and fastes ...
, which was the responsibility of a
separate authority.
History
Traralgon was incorporated as a shire on 24 October 1879. On 27 May 1892, it lost its Western Riding, which formed the
Shire of Morwell. The town of Traralgon was incorporated separately as a borough on 31 May 1961, becoming the City of Traralgon three years later.
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, La Trobe Reading Room.
On 2 December 1994, the Shire of Traralgon was abolished, and along with the Cities of
Moe
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, Morwell and Traralgon, and parts of the Shires of
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-Drouin ...
and
Rosedale, was merged into the newly created
City of Latrobe
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.
Ridings
The Shire of Traralgon was divided into two ridings, each of which elected three councillors:
* Central Riding
* East Riding
Towns and localities
*
Callignee
* Flynns Creek
* Koornalla
* Loy Yang
* Traralgon South
* Traralgon West
*
Tyers
Population
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
References
External links
Victorian Places - Traralgon Shire
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Traralgon
Traralgon ( ) is a town located in the east of the Latrobe Valley in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia and the most populous city of the City of Latrobe. The urban population of Traralgon at the was 26,907. It is the largest and fastes ...
1879 establishments in Australia
1994 disestablishments in Australia