Shire of Alberton

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The Shire of Alberton was a local government area about Script error: No such module "convert". southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of Script error: No such module "convert"., and existed from 1855 until 1994.

History

Alberton was first incorporated as a road district on 6 November 1855, one of the first ten in the colony, and became a shire on 2 February 1864. On 16 February 1894, part of the shire was excised, to become the Shire of South Gippsland. On 20 May 1914, it lost part of its North Riding to the Shire of Rosedale.[2]

On 2 December 1994, the Shire of Alberton was abolished, and along with the City of Sale, the Shires of Avon and Maffra and parts of the Shire of Rosedale, was merged into the newly created Shire of Wellington.[3]

Wards

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

  • South Riding
  • Central Riding
  • North Riding

Towns and localities

* Council seat.

Population

Year Population
1954 5,602
1958 5,820*
1961 5,926
1966 5,846
1971 5,803
1976 5,673
1981 5,922
1986 5,972
1991 5,972

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References

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External links

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