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

History

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Wards

The Shire of Ballan was divided into four ridings, each of which elected three councillors: * East Riding * Central Riding * West Riding * South Riding

Towns and localities

* Ballan* * Blackwood * Blakeville * Bunding * Fiskville *

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* Greendale * Ingliston *

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* Mount Egerton * Mount Wallace * Council seat.

Population

* Estimate in 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References

External links

Victorian Places - Ballan Shire
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