Shire of Kara Kara
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The Shire of Kara Kara was a local government area about Script error: No such module "convert". northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of Script error: No such module "convert"., and existed from 1861 until 1995.
History
Kara Kara was first incorporated as the St Arnaud Road District on 25 June 1861, which became a shire on 14 November 1864. It was renamed as Kara Kara on 20 October 1884.[2]
On 20 January 1995, the Shire of Kara Kara was abolished, and along with the City of Stawell, the Town of St Arnaud, and parts of the Shires of Ararat, Avoca, Donald, Dunmunkle, Stawell and the Grampians National Park section of the Shire of Wimmera, was merged into the newly created Shire of Northern Grampians. The Cope Cope district was transferred to the newly created Shire of Buloke.[3]
Wards
The Shire of Kara Kara was divided into three ridings, each of which elected three councillors:
- South Riding
- East Riding
- West Riding
Towns and localities
- Avon Plains
- Beazleys Bridge
- Carapooee
- Coonooer West
- Cope Cope
- Emu
- Gooroc
- Gowar East
- Gre Gre
- Kooreh
- Moolerr
- Paradise
- Rostron
- Slaty Creek
- Stuart Mill
- St Arnaud North
- Sutherland
- Swanwater
- Tottington
- Traynors Lagoon
- Winjallok
Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1954 | 1,663 |
| 1958 | 1,680* |
| 1961 | 1,421 |
| 1966 | 1,360 |
| 1971 | 1,193 |
| 1976 | 1,099 |
| 1981 | 1,069 |
| 1986 | 1,142 |
| 1991 | 1,123 |
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
References
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External links
- Template:Victorian local government areas pre-1994 vs present map link
- Victorian Places - Kara Kara Shire
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