Shire of Grenville
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The Shire of Grenville was a local government area southwest of the regional city of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of Script error: No such module "convert"., and existed from 1861 until 1994.
History
Grenville was first incorporated as a road district on 27 August 1861, and became a shire on 16 February 1864. On 1 October 1915, under the Local Government Amendment Act 1914, it absorbed the areas of two boroughs; Browns and Scarsdale, which was incorporated on 25 July 1862, with an area of Script error: No such module "convert"., and Smythesdale, incorporated on 12 April 1861, with an area of Script error: No such module "convert"..[2]
On 6 May 1994, the Shire of Grenville was abolished, and along with the Shires of Bannockburn and Leigh and parts of the Shire of Buninyong, was merged into the newly created Golden Plains Shire.
Wards
The Shire of Grenville was divided into four ridings on 16 May 1977, each of which elected three councillors:
- Delacombe Riding
- East Riding
- North Riding
- West Riding
Towns and localities
- Bonshaw
- Cape Clear
- Delacombe
- Haddon
- Happy Valley
- Linton*
- Nintingbool
- Piggoreet
- Scarsdale
- Smythesdale
- Smythes Creek
* Council seat.
Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1954 | 1,862 |
| 1958 | 1,910* |
| 1961 | 1,833 |
| 1966 | 1,692 |
| 1971 | 1,802 |
| 1976 | 2,790 |
| 1981 | 4,293 |
| 1986 | 6,395 |
| 1991 | 8,113 |
* Estimate in 1958 Victorian Year Book.
Gallery
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Former Town Hall of the Borough of Browns and Scarsdale, at Scarsdale
References
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External links
- Template:Victorian local government areas pre-1994 vs present map link
- Victorian Places - Grenville Shire
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