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Shire of Chiltern

FieldValue
typelga
nameShire of Chiltern
statevic
regionHume
area501.64
est1862
seatChiltern
local_mapyes
local_map_captionThe Shire of Chiltern as at its dissolution in 1994
pop2770
pop_year1992
pop_footnotes
imageChilternCommunityCentre.JPG
captionFormer Municipal offices
countyBogong
near-nwRutherglen
near-nGreater Hume (NSW)
near-neGreater Hume (NSW)
near-wRutherglen
near-eWodonga
near-swWangaratta
near-sBeechworth
near-seYackandandah
_noautocatyes

| near-nw = Rutherglen | near-n = Greater Hume (NSW) | near-ne = Greater Hume (NSW) | near-w = Rutherglen | near-e = Wodonga | near-sw = Wangaratta | near-s = Beechworth | near-se = Yackandandah

The Shire of Chiltern was a local government area about 280 km north-northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 501.64 km2, and existed from 1862 until 1994.

History

Chiltern was first incorporated as a road district on 1 December 1862, and became a shire on 11 May 1874. It annexed the Barnawartha Ward from the Shire of Yackandandah on 14 May 1913, and the Lilliput Ward from the Shire of Rutherglen in February 1917. On 10 October 1989, it also annexed parts of the Belvoir Ward of the Rural City of Wodonga.

On 18 November 1994, the Shire of Chiltern was abolished, and along with parts of the Shires of Beechworth, Rutherglen and Yackandandah, was merged into the newly created Shire of Indigo. However, the Barnawartha North region was annexed to the Rural City of Wodonga.

Wards

The Shire of Chiltern was divided into three ridings, each of which elected three councillors:

  • Barnawartha Riding
  • Chiltern Riding
  • Indigo Riding

Towns and localities

  • Barnawartha
  • Barnawartha North
  • Chiltern*
  • Chiltern Valley
  • Indigo Valley
  • Council seat.

Population

YearPopulation
19541,613
19581,650*
19611,652
19661,521
19711,400
19761,543
19811,959
19862,215
19912,628
  • Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office. (1994). "Victorian Year Book".
  2. (1992). "Victorian Municipal Directory". Arnall & Jackson.
  3. Australian Bureau of Statistics. (1 August 1995). "Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification". Commonwealth of Australia.
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