The Shire of Warracknabeal was a

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about west-northwest of

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and north of

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, in western

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. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1891 until 1995.

History

The Warracknabeal area was initially within the St Arnaud Road District, first created in 1861, which became a Shire in 1864. On 30 January 1891, its West Riding was severed to create the Shire of Borung. Several boundary changes occurred between 1891 and 1916: * 12 May 1893 - Borung annexed the East Riding of the

Shire of Dimboola The Shire of Dimboola was a local government area in the Wimmera region of western Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1885 until 1995. History Dimboola was originally part of the Shire of Wimmera, which was ...

, which became the West Riding. * 22 May 1896 - Parts of Borung was annexed by the

Shire of Birchip The Shire of Birchip was a local government area about northwest of Bendigo, in northwestern Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1895 until 1995. History Birchip was first incorporated as a shire on 6 April 18 ...

. * 29 May 1896 - Borung lost part of its North and West Ridings, which became the

Shire of Karkarooc The Shire of Karkarooc was a local government area in northwestern Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1896 until 1995. History Land in Karkarooc was originally within the St Arnaud Road District, from 1861 an ...

, but gained part of the

Shire of Wimmera The Shire of Wimmera was a local government area in the Wimmera region of western Victoria, Australia. The municipality covered an area of , and existed from 1862 until 1995. Although its shire offices were located in Horsham, Horsham itself was ...

. This addition was adjusted on 9 April 1897. * 21 May 1916 - Borung lost parts of its East and South Ridings to the

Shire of Dunmunkle The Shire of Dunmunkle was a local government area about west of Bendigo and east of Horsham, in western Victoria, Australia. The shire was bounded by the Yarriambiack Creek on the western boundary and the Richardson River on the east. The s ...

, to form that Shire's North Riding. On 7 September 1938, Borung was formally renamed Warracknabeal. Accessed at

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, La Trobe Reading Room. On 20 January 1995, the Shire of Warracknabeal was abolished, and along with parts of the Shires of Dunmunkle, Karkarooc and

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, was merged into the newly created

Shire of Yarriambiack The Shire of Yarriambiack is a local government area of Victoria, Australia, located in the north-western part of the state. It covers an area of and, in June 2018, had a population of 6,658, having fallen from 7,438 in 2008. It includes the tow ...

Wards

Warracknabeal was divided into three ridings on 10 November 1987, each of which elected three councillors: * North West Riding * North East Riding * South East Riding

Towns and localities

* Council seat.

Population

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References

External links

Victorian Places - Warracknabeal
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Warracknabeal Warracknabeal ( ) is a wheatbelt town in the Australian state of Victoria. Situated on the banks of the Yarriambiack Creek, 330 km north-west of Melbourne, it is the business and services centre of the northern Wimmera and southern Mallee d ...