Shire of Metcalfe
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The Shire of Metcalfe was a local government area about Script error: No such module "convert". north-northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia, and Script error: No such module "convert". south of the regional city of Bendigo. The shire covered an area of Script error: No such module "convert"., and existed from 1860 until 1995.
History
Metcalfe was incorporated as a road district on 14 August 1860, and became a shire on 18 July 1865.
Metcalfe absorbed two boroughs which had previously been separately governed; On 7 October 1870, the Taradale Borough was united, while the Chewton Borough, created on 14 December 1860 with an area of Script error: No such module "convert"., was united on 2 May 1916.[2]
On 20 January 1995, the Shire of Metcalfe was abolished, and along with the City of Castlemaine and the Shires of Maldon and Newstead, was merged into the newly created Shire of Mount Alexander. The town of Redesdale and the area surrounding Lake Eppalock were transferred into the City of Greater Bendigo.[3]
Wards
The Shire of Metcalfe was divided into four ridings, each of which elected three councillors:
- Chewton Riding
- Harcourt Riding
- Taradale Riding
- East Riding
Towns and localities
- Barfold
- Barkers Creek
- Chewton
- Elphinstone
- Faraday
- Golden Point
- Harcourt
- Harcourt North
- Langley
- Metcalfe*
- Myrtle Creek
- Redesdale
- Sutton Grange
- Taradale
* Council seat.
Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1954 | 2,425 |
| 1958 | 2,560* |
| 1961 | 2,316 |
| 1966 | 2,163 |
| 1971 | 1,983 |
| 1976 | 2,041 |
| 1981 | 2,173 |
| 1986 | 2,665 |
| 1991 | 3,125 |
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
Gallery
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Chewton Town Hall, which was built by the Borough of Chewton in 1861.[4]
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References
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External links
- Template:Victorian local government areas pre-1994 vs present map link
- Victorian Places - Metcalfe Shire
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