The Shire of Pyalong was a

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about north of

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, the state capital of

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

History

Pyalong was incorporated as a road district on 2 September 1863, and became a shire on 5 May 1871. Accessed at

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, La Trobe Reading Room. On 18 November 1994, the Shire of Pyalong was abolished, and along with the

Rural City of Seymour The Rural City of Seymour was a local government area about north of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The rural city covered an area of , and existed from 1863 until 1994. History Seymour was incorporated as a road dist ...

, the

Shire of Broadford The Shire of Broadford was a local government area about north of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1869 until 1994. History Broadford was first incorporated as a road dist ...

and parts of the

Shire of McIvor The Shire of McIvor was a local government area about north of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1863 until 1994. History McIvor was incorporated as a road district on 26 J ...

, was merged into the newly created

Shire of Mitchell The Shire of Mitchell is a local government area in the Hume region of Victoria, Australia, located North of Melbourne. It covers an area of and, in June 2018, had a population of 44,299. It includes the towns of Broadford, Kilmore, Seymo ...

Wards

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

Towns and localities

* Glenaroua * Moranding *

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Pyalong Pyalong is a town in central Victoria, Australia. The town is located on the Northern Highway, in the Shire of Mitchell local government area, from the state capital, Melbourne. At the , Pyalong had a population of 459. In 2016 the populatio ...

* * Sugarloaf Creek * Council seat.

Population

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References

External links

Victorian Places - Pyalong
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