Shire of Kyneton
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The Shire of Kyneton 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 1859 until 1995.
History
Kyneton was incorporated as a road district on 8 February 1859, and became a shire on 18 January 1865. Martin McKenna, a brewer, miner, pastoralist and politician, was the first president of the Shire of Kyneton.
On 5 February 1913 and 9 October 1921, it annexed parts of the Shires of Bacchus Marsh and Ballan respectively, while on 1 October 1915, it absorbed the Borough of Malmsbury, which had been created on 19 October 1861 with an area of Script error: No such module "convert"..[2]
On 19 January 1995, the Shire of Kyneton was abolished, and along with the Shires of Gisborne, Newham and Woodend and Romsey, was merged into the newly created Shire of Macedon Ranges.[3] A small part of the shire was also transferred to the newly created Hepburn Shire.
Wards
The Shire of Kyneton was divided into four ridings, each of which elected three councillors:
- Kyneton East Riding
- Kyneton West Riding
- Trentham/Tylden Riding
- Carlsruhe/Malmsbury Riding
Towns and localities
- Baynton
- Carlsruhe
- East Trentham
- Edgecombe
- Fern Hill
- Green Hill
- Kyneton*
- Lauriston
- Malmsbury
- Newbury
- Pastoria
- Pastoria East
- Piper's Creek
- Sidonia
- Spring Hill
- Trentham
- Tylden
* Council seat.
Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1954 | 6,063 |
| 1958 | 6,340* |
| 1961 | 5,979 |
| 1966 | 5,967 |
| 1971 | 5,959 |
| 1976 | 6,293 |
| 1981 | 6,748 |
| 1986 | 7,657 |
| 1991 | 8,387 |
* 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 - Kyneton Shire
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