Shire of Tallangatta

Shire of Tallangatta
Victoria
Shire of Tallangatta; Victoria
	Location in Victoria
Population	4,350 (1992)
• Density	1.0634/km2 (2.754/sq mi)
Established	1869
Area	4,090.72 km2 (1,579.4 sq mi)
Council seat	Tallangatta
County	Benambra, Bogong
	LGAs around Shire of Tallangatta:

The Shire of Tallangatta was a local government area about 340 kilometres (211 mi) northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 4,090.72 square kilometres (1,579.4 sq mi), and existed from 1869 until 1994.

History[]

Tallangatta was first incorporated as the Towong Road District on 12 March 1869, and was proclaimed the Shire of Towong on 1 May 1874. In October 1920, the Corryong Riding and part of the Murray Riding split away, to form the Shire of Upper Murray. On 8 March 1974, the shire was renamed Tallangatta.^[2]

On 18 November 1994, the Shire of Tallangatta was abolished, and, along with the Shire of Upper Murray, was merged into the newly created Shire of Towong — hence restoring the original pre-1920 entity.^[3]

Wards[]

Tallangatta was divided into three ridings, each of which elected three councillors:

Murray Riding
Mitta Mitta Riding
Tallangatta Riding

Towns and localities[]

Bellbridge
Bethanga
Bullioh
Burrowye
Burrowa-Pine Mountain
Cravensville
Dartmouth
Eskdale
Granya

Guys Forest
Mitta Mitta
Mount Granya State Park
Mount Lawson State Park
Talgarno
Tallandoon
Tallangatta
Walwa
Wyeeboo

Population[]

Year	Population
1954	4,385
1958	4,580*
1961	4,207
1966	4,073
1971	3,768
1976	5,097
1981	3,798
1986	3,908
1991	4,150

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References[]

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. pp. 49–52. ISSN 0067-1223.
^ Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 852–853. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (1 August 1995). Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification (PDF). Commonwealth of Australia. p. 11. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 5 January 2008.

Coordinates: 36°11′S 147°15′E / 36.183°S 147.250°E / -36.183; 147.250

[1] Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. pp. 49–52. ISSN 0067-1223.

[vmd-2] Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 852–853. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.

[3] Australian Bureau of Statistics (1 August 1995). Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification (PDF). Commonwealth of Australia. p. 11. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 5 January 2008.

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