Shire of Rutherglen
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The Shire of Rutherglen was a local government area about Script error: No such module "convert". north-northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of Script error: No such module "convert"., and existed from 1862 until 1994.
History
Rutherglen was incorporated as a road district on 12 September 1862, and became a shire on 16 June 1871. Part of its Lilliput Riding was lost to the Shire of Chiltern in February 1917. On 15 December 1920, the Borough of Rutherglen, which had been gazetted on 12 September 1862, with an area of Script error: No such module "convert"., was merged into the shire as its Central Riding.[2]
On 18 November 1994, the Shire of Rutherglen was abolished, and along with parts of the Shires of Beechworth, Chiltern and Yackandandah, was merged into the newly created Shire of Indigo.[3]
Wards
Rutherglen was divided into three wards, each of which elected three councillors:
- Central Ward
- East Ward
- West Ward
Towns and localities
- Browns Plains
- Cornishtown
- Gooramadda
- Great Northern
- Lilliput
- Prentice North
- Rutherglen*
- Wahgunyah (opposite Corowa, New South Wales)
* Council seat.
Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1954 | 2,897 |
| 1958 | 2,990* |
| 1961 | 2,655 |
| 1966 | 2,552 |
| 1971 | 2,473 |
| 1976 | 2,612 |
| 1981 | 2,774 |
| 1986 | 2,980 |
| 1991 | 3,369 |
* 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 - Rutherford
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