The Shire of Bungaree was a local government area northeast of the regional city of Ballarat,

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, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1863 until 1994.

History

Bungaree was first incorporated as a road district on 16 January 1863, and became a shire on 27 January 1871. The shire was originally divided into three ridings in August 1879, but after it lost a small section to the City of Ballaarat on 31 March 1930, it was redivided into two ridings. All divisions were abolished on 6 August 1988, and the council, from then until its dissolution, had nine councillors. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room. On 6 May 1994, the Shire of Bungaree was abolished, and along with parts of the

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Towns and localities

* Brown Hill * Bullarook *

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* Chapel Flat * Claretown *

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* Glen Park *

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* Leigh Creek* * Nerrina * Pootilla * Wallace * Council seat.

Population

* Estimate in 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References

External links

Victorian Places - Bungaree and Bungaree Shire
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