The Shire of Warrnambool was a
local government area
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located about west-southwest of
Melbourne
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, the state capital of
Victoria,
Australia
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. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1854 until 1994.
Warrnambool itself was managed by a separate entity; the
City of Warrnambool.
History
Warrnambool was first incorporated as a
road district on 11 July 1854, and became a shire on 31 December 1863.
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, La Trobe Reading Room.
On 1 June 1985, the
Borough of Koroit
The Borough of Koroit was a local government area about northwest of Warrnambool in western Victoria, Australia. The borough covered an area of immediately to the north of the Tower Hill State Game Reserve, and existed from 1870 until 1985.
...
was merged into the Shire of Warrnambool, as an additional riding known as the Koroit Riding.
On 23 September 1994, the Shire of Warrnambool was abolished, and along with the
Borough of Port Fairy
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, the Shires of
Belfast
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and
Minhamite, parts of the Shires of
Dundas Dundas may refer to:
Places
Australia
* Dundas, New South Wales
* Dundas, Queensland, a locality in the Somerset Region
* Dundas, Tasmania
* Dundas, Western Australia
* Fort Dundas, a settlement in the Northern Territory 1824–1828
* Shire of ...
,
Mortlake,
Mount Rouse
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and the
Tower Hill Reserve, was merged into the newly created
Shire of Moyne.
Wards
The Shire of Warrnambool was divided into four ridings, each of which elected three councillors:
* North Riding
* South Riding
* East Riding
* Koroit Riding
Population
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
References
External links
Victorian Places - Warrnambool Shire
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Warrnambool