The Shire of Mornington was a

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about south of

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, the state capital of

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. The shire covered an area of immediately to the south of Frankston, and existed from 1860 until 1994.

History

The Mount Eliza Road District (centred on Frankston) was created on 6 November 1860, and became a shire on 24 November 1871. On 31 May 1893, it was renamed the Shire of Frankston and Hastings, while its western riding was severed and named New Mornington, to avoid confusion with the previous entity. On 19 January 1894, it was renamed the Shire of Mornington. Accessed at

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, La Trobe Reading Room. On 15 December 1994, the Shire of Mornington was abolished, and along with the Shires of Shire of Flinders and

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, and parts of the City of Frankston, was merged into the newly created

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'' reported in July 1994 that the result had been supported by Hastings and Mornington councils from the beginning, but opposed by Flinders, which wanted to merge with the southern coastal section of Hastings. Council formerly met at the Shire Hall, at Queen Street and Vancouver Street, Mornington. The facility is used today as a civic centre and library by the Shire of Mornington Peninsula.

Wards

The Shire of Mornington was divided into four ridings, each of which elected three councillors: * Mornington North Riding * Mornington South Riding * Mount Eliza Riding * Mount Martha Riding

Suburbs and localities

* Moorooduc (shared with the Shire of Hastings) * Mornington* * Mount Eliza (shared with the City of Frankston) *

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* Council seat.

Population

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References

External links

Victorian Places - Mornington Shire
{{Coord, 38, 13, S, 145, 03, E, type:adm2nd_region:AU-VIC, display=title Mornington Mornington Peninsula 1893 establishments in Australia 1994 disestablishments in Australia