The Shire of Gordon was a local government area about 245 kilometres (152 mi) north-northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 2,028 square kilometres (783.0 sq mi), and existed from 1885 until 1995.
| Shire of Gordon Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||||
 Shire of Gordon memorial hall, Boort | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 2,720 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.3412/km2 (3.474/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1885 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2,028 km2 (783.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Boort | ||||||||||||||
| Region | North Central Victoria | ||||||||||||||
| County | Gunbower, Gladstone, Tatchera | ||||||||||||||
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History
editThe Swan Hill Road District, which initially covered most of north-western Victoria, was incorporated on 8 July 1862, and became a shire on 14 August 1871. The Shire of Gordon was severed and incorporated on 26 May 1885, from parts of the East and West Loddon Ridings, and was named after Major General Charles Gordon. Gordon annexed parts of the South West Riding of the Shire of Kerang on 5 October 1977.[2]
On 20 January 1995, the Shire of Gordon was abolished, and along with the Shires of East Loddon and Korong, and parts of the former Rural City of Marong and surrounding districts, was merged into the newly created Shire of Loddon.[3]
Wards
editThe Shire of Gordon was divided into three ridings, each of which elected three councillors:
- Central Riding
- East Riding
- West Riding
Towns and localities
edit- Appin South
- Bald Rock
- Barraport
- Boort*
- Canary Island
- Catumnal
- Durham Ox
- Gladfield
- Kow Swamp
- Lake Marmal
- Leaghur
- Loddon Vale
- Mincha
- Minmindie
- Mologa
- Pyramid Hill
- Sylvaterre
- Terrick Terrick
- Yando
- Yarrawalla
* Council seat.
Population
edit| Year | Population |
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| 1954 | 2,969 |
| 1958 | 3,070* |
| 1961 | 3,227 |
| 1966 | 3,318 |
| 1971 | 3,124 |
| 1976 | 2,944 |
| 1981 | 2,873 |
| 1986 | 2,607 |
| 1991 | 2,585 |
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. p. 52. ISSN 0067-1223.
- ^ Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 684–685, 718–20. 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. 5,8. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 5 January 2008.
External links
editExternal links
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