The Shire of Gisborne was a now-defunct local government area northwest of

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

until its abolition in 1995, when the

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was created from the merging of the Shires of Gisborne, Newham and Woodend, Romsey, and parts of the

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History

Gisborne was first incorporated as a road district on 9 November 1860, and became a shire on 24 February 1871. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room. On 19 January 1995, the Shire of Gisborne was abolished, and along with the Shires of Newham and Woodend and Romsey, and parts of the

, was merged into the newly created

Wards

The Shire of Gisborne was divided into three ridings on 30 August 1961, each of which elected three councillors: * Gisborne Riding * Bullengarook Riding * Macedon Riding

Population

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References

External links

Victorian Places - Gisborne and Gisborne Shire
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