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Shire of Newstead
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| type | lga | |
| name | Shire of Newstead | |
| state | vic | |
| region | North Central Victoria | |
| area | 409.22 | |
| est | 1860 | |
| seat | Newstead | |
| local_map | yes | |
| local_map_caption | The Shire of Newstead as at its dissolution in 1995 | |
| pop | 3,070 | |
| pop_year | 1992 | |
| pop_footnotes | ||
| logo | [[File:Newstead Council 1994.png | 120px]] |
| image | Old lga Newstead.png | |
| caption | Location in Victoria | |
| county | Talbot | |
| near-nw | Tullaroop | |
| near-n | Maldon | |
| near-ne | Metcalfe | |
| near-w | Tullaroop | |
| near-e | Metcalfe | |
| near-sw | Creswick | |
| near-s | Daylesford and Glenlyon | |
| near-se | Daylesford and Glenlyon | |
| _noautocat | yes |
| near-nw = Tullaroop | near-n = Maldon | near-ne = Metcalfe | near-w = Tullaroop | near-e = Metcalfe | near-sw = Creswick | near-s = Daylesford and Glenlyon | near-se = Daylesford and Glenlyon
The Shire of Newstead was a local government area about 120 km northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 409.22 km2, and existed from 1860 until 1995.
History
Newstead was first incorporated as a road district on 12 October 1860, and became a shire on 7 March 1865. On 1 October 1915, the Shire of Mount Alexander, created on 20 June 1871 with an area of 135 km2, was merged into Newstead.
On 20 January 1995, the Shire of Newstead was abolished, and along with the City of Castlemaine and the Shires of Maldon and Metcalfe, was merged into the newly created Shire of Mount Alexander.
Wards
The Shire of Newstead was divided into four ridings, each of which elected three councillors:
- Campbells Creek Riding
- Fryers Riding
- Loddon Riding
- South Riding
Towns and localities
- Cairn Curran Reservoir
- Campbells Creek
- Campbelltown
- Fryerstown
- Glenluce
- Guildford
- Muckleford South
- Newstead*
- Sandon
- Strangways
- Strathlea
- Tarilta
- Vaughan
- Welshmans Reef
- Werona
- Yandoit Hills
- Yapeen
- Council seat.
Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1954 | 2,088 |
| 1958 | 2,150* |
| 1961 | 1,874 |
| 1966 | 1,772 |
| 1971 | 1,622 |
| 1976 | 1,719 |
| 1981 | 1,954 |
| 1986 | 2,303 |
| 1991 | 2,821 |
- Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
References
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office. (1994). "Victorian Year Book".
- (1992). "Victorian Municipal Directory". Arnall & Jackson.
- 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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