The Shire of Wannon was a
local government area
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about west of
Melbourne
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, the state capital of
Victoria
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,
Australia
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. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1872 until 1994.
History
Wannon was first incorporated as a shire on 15 March 1872.
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, La Trobe Reading Room.
On 23 September 1994, the Shire of Wannon was abolished, and along with the
City of Hamilton and parts of the Shires of
Mount Rouse
Penshurst is a town in Victoria, Australia. It is in the Shire of Southern Grampians local government area and is located at the foot of Mount Rouse, an extinct volcano. At the , Penshurst had a population of 461. Basic facilities include a hosp ...
and
Dundas Dundas may refer to:
Places
Australia
* Dundas, New South Wales
* Dundas, Queensland, a locality in the Somerset Region
* Dundas, Tasmania
* Dundas, Western Australia
* Fort Dundas, a settlement in the Northern Territory 1824–1828
* Shire of ...
, was merged into the newly created
Shire of Southern Grampians
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.
Wards
Wannon was divided into three ridings, each of which elected three councillors:
* Balmoral Riding
* Coleraine Riding
* Konongwootong Riding
Towns and localities
*
Coleraine
Coleraine ( ; from ga, Cúil Rathain , 'nook of the ferns'Flanaghan, Deirdre & Laurence; ''Irish Place Names'', page 194. Gill & Macmillan, 2002. ) is a town and civil parish near the mouth of the River Bann in County Londonderry, Northern I ...
*
The shire also contained the localities of
Balmoral,
Carapook, Englefield, Gringegalgona, Hilgay,
Konongwootong, Melville Forest, Moree, Muntham, Nareen, Parkwood,
Pigeon Ponds, Tarrenlea, Tarrayoukyan, Vasey and Wootong Vale.
* Council seat.
Population
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
References
External links
Victorian Places - Wannon Shire
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Wannon