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, the state capital of

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, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1868 until 1994. From 1948 onwards,

Benalla Benalla is a small city located on the Broken River gateway to the High Country north-eastern region of Victoria, Australia, about north east of the state capital Melbourne. At the the population was 10,822. It is the administrative cent ...

itself was managed by a different entity, later known as the City of Benalla.

History

Benalla was first incorporated as a road district on 4 September 1868, and became a shire on 3 September 1869. The declared area included the

Shire of Euroa The Shire of Euroa was a local government area about northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1879 until 1994. History Euroa was originally within the Shire of Benalla ( ...

, which was severed and incorporated on 3 November 1879. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room. Over the following years, the Shire of Benalla lost small amounts of territory at its edges: * 11 April 1895 - Parts of the Warrenbayne Riding was transferred to the

Shire of Violet Town The Shire of Violet Town was a local government area about northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1895 until 1994. History Violet Town was first incorporated as a sh ...

; * 23 December 1903 - Parts of the Devenish Riding was transferred to the

Shire of Shepparton The Shire of Shepparton was a local government area in the Goulburn Valley region, about north of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1884 until 1994. From 1927 onwards, Sheppa ...

; * 31 May 1906 - Parts of the Mokoan Riding was transferred to the Shire of Wangaratta. On 1 September 1948, after considerable growth of Benalla as a regional centre, the Central Riding was severed, and became the Borough of Benalla, later becoming the City of Benalla, on 26 May 1965. On four occasions (10 April 1956, 1 February 1964, 17 September 1969, 13 February 1980), land was transferred to the City of Benalla. On 18 November 1994, the Shire of Benalla was abolished, and along with the City of Benalla, the Shire of Mansfield, and the Warrenbayne district of the Shire of Violet Town, was merged into the newly created

Shire of Delatite The Shire of Delatite was a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the north-east part of the state. It covered an area of and, at the , had a population of 21,553. It included the towns of Benalla and Mansfield, and was formed ...

. The Glenrowan district was transferred to the newly created

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. The Shire of Delatite itself was abolished in 2002, with its former area divided between the

Rural City of Benalla The Rural City of Benalla is a local government area in the Hume region of Victoria, Australia, located in the north-east part of the state. It covers an area of and, in June 2018, had a population of 14,024. It includes the towns of Baddaginn ...

and the Shire of Mansfield.Delatite Shire
Victorian Places

Wards

The Shire of Benalla was divided into four ridings, each of which elected three councillors: * Devenish Riding * Mokoan Riding * Tatong Riding * Warrenbayne Riding

Towns and localities

* Archerton * Baddaginnie * Boweya * Boxwood * Bungeet * Chesney Vale * Devenish * Glenrowan *

Goomalibee Goomalibee is a locality in north east Victoria, Australia. The locality is in the Rural City of Benalla local government area and on the Broken River, north east of the state capital, Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/ Woiwurrung: ''N ...

* Goorambat *

Lake Mokoan Lake Mokoan was an artificial lake in northern Victoria, Australia, roughly 7 km north-east of Benalla. It was created by diverting water from the Broken River and Hollands Creek into Winton and Green swamps. Construction began in the late ...

Lake Nilacootie The Nillahcootie Dam, a rock and earth-fill embankment dam with a unique Gothic arch-shaped crest spillway across the Broken River that is located near , in the Alpine region of Victoria, Australia. The dam's purpose is for the supply of pota ...

* Lima * Lurg * Molyullah * Moorngag * Samaria * Stewarton * Swanpool * Taminick * Tarnook * Tatong * Thoona * Toorour Reservoir * Upper Lurg * Warrenbayne * Winton

Population

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
+ The combined population of the Shire and Borough in 1954 was 10,452.

References

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1868 establishments in Australia 1994 disestablishments in Australia