The Shire of Wangaratta was a local government area about northeast of

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, the state capital of

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, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1863 until 1994. The Shire did not include

Wangaratta Wangaratta ( ) is a city in the northeast of Victoria, Australia, from Melbourne along the Hume Highway. The city had an estimated urban population of 19,318 at June 2018. Wangaratta has recorded a population growth rate of almost 1% annually ...

itself, which was governed by a separate

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History

Wangaratta was first incorporated as the North Ovens Road District on 10 June 1863, which became a shire on 17 September 1867. Part of the Mokoan Riding of the

Shire of Benalla The Shire of Benalla was a local government area about northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1868 until 1994. From 1948 onwards, Benalla itself was managed by a diff ...

was annexed as the Killawarra Riding on 31 May 1906. The shire was renamed Wangaratta on 22 November 1916. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room. On 18 November 1994, the Shire of Wangaratta was abolished, and along with the

City of Wangaratta The City of Wangaratta was a Local government in Australia, local government area located about northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1863 until 1 ...

, the Shire of Oxley and various surrounding districts, was merged into the newly created

Rural City of Wangaratta The Rural City of Wangaratta 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 29,087. It includes the towns of Cheshun ...

Wards

Wangaratta was divided into four ridings, each of which elected three councillors: * Boorhaman Riding * Central Riding * Killawarra Riding * Tarrawingee Riding

Towns and localities

Boorhaman Boorhaman is a locality in north east Victoria, Australia. The locality is in the Rural City of Wangaratta, north east of the state capital, Melbourne. At the , Boorhaman had a population of 126. There is a state forest near Boorhaman on the Ove ...

* Boralma * Bowser *

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* Everton * Killawarra * Londrigan * Peechelba * Springhurst * Tarrawingee

Population

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References

External links

Victorian Places - Wangaratta Shire
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shire Of Wangaratta Wangaratta Shire