Shire of Numurkah
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The Shire of Numurkah was a local government area on the Murray River in the Goulburn Valley region, about Script error: No such module "convert". north of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of Script error: No such module "convert"., and existed from 1957 until 1994.
History
Numurkah was once part of the vast Echuca Road District, which formed in 1864, and became and a shire from 1871. It extended along the south bank of the Murray River, from Mount Hope Creek in the west, to the Ovens River in the east.
Numurkah was part of the Shire of Shepparton when it incorporated on 30 May 1879. The southeastern section containing Shepparton itself split away on 18 September 1884, and was initially known as the Shire of South Shepparton. On 11 April 1885, the Shire of Shepparton was renamed Numurkah, and South Shepparton was renamed Shepparton some months later. On 30 May 1892, Numurkah annexed the Moira Ward of Echuca, setting the shire's southwestern boundary at the Goulburn River.
Some acrimony developed between the towns of Numurkah and Nathalia, which ended in 1957, with the shire being renamed Nathalia, and the Shire of Numurkah severing, and was incorporated on 30 May 1957.[2][3]
On 18 November 1994, the Shire of Numurkah was abolished, and along with the Shires of Cobram, Nathalia, Tungamah and Yarrawonga, was merged into the newly created Shire of Moira.[4]
Wards
Numurkah was divided into four ridings, each of which elected three councillors:
- North Riding
- South Riding
- East Riding
- West Riding
Towns and localities
- Drumanure
- Katunga (shared with the Shire of Nathalia)
- Mundoona
- Mywee
- Numurkah*
- Strathmerton
- Ulupna
- Wunghnu
* Council seat.
Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1954 | 8,027 |
| 1958 | 5,200* |
| 1961 | 6,111 |
| 1966 | 6,242 |
| 1971 | 5,801 |
| 1976 | 5,647 |
| 1981 | 5,840 |
| 1986 | 6,320 |
| 1991 | 6,813 |
* 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 - Numurkah and Numurkah Shire
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