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{{Infobox Australian place | type = lga
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
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| name = United Shire of Beechworth
{{Infobox Australian place
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| state = vic
| region =
| type = lga
| area = 771.57
| name = United Shire of Beechworth
| est = 1856
| state = vic
| seat = [[Beechworth, Victoria|Beechworth]]
| region = [[Hume (region)|Hume]]
| area = 771.57
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| pop = 5210 (1992)<ref>{{cite book|title=Victorian Year Book|author=Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office|year=1994|pages=49–52|id=ISSN 0067-1223}}</ref>
| logo =
| est = 1856
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| seat = [[Beechworth, Victoria|Beechworth]]
| logosize =
| image = Old lga Beechworth.png
| pop = 5210
| caption = Location in Victoria
| pop_year = 1992
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| pop_footnotes = <ref>{{cite book|title=Victorian Year Book|author=Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office|year=1994|pages=49–52|issn=0067-1223}}</ref>
| county = [[County of Bogong|Bogong]]
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| logo =
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| near-nw = [[Shire of Wangaratta|Wangaratta]]
| near-n = [[Shire of Chiltern|Chiltern]]
| image = Old lga Beechworth.png
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| image2 = BeechworthShireHall2009.JPG
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| near-ne = [[Rural City of Wodonga|Wodonga]]
| near-w = [[Shire of Wangaratta|Wangaratta]]
| caption = Location in Victoria
| near-e = [[Shire of Yackandandah|Yackandandah]]
| caption2 = Shire Hall
| near-sw = [[Shire of Oxley|Oxley]]
| county = [[County of Bogong|Bogong]]
| near-s = [[Shire of Myrtleford|Myrtleford]]
| near-nw = [[Shire of Wangaratta (Victoria)|Wangaratta]]
| near-se = [[Shire of Yackandandah|Yackandandah]]
| near-n = [[Shire of Chiltern|Chiltern]]
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| near-ne = [[Rural City of Wodonga|Wodonga]]
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| _noautocat = yes
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| near-w = [[Shire of Wangaratta (Victoria)|Wangaratta]]
| near-e = [[Shire of Yackandandah|Yackandandah]]
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| near-sw = [[Shire of Oxley|Oxley]]
| near-s = [[Shire of Myrtleford|Myrtleford]]
| near-se = [[Shire of Yackandandah|Yackandandah]]
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| _noautocat = yes
}}
}}


The '''United Shire of Beechworth''' was a [[Local government in Australia|Local Government Area]] located about {{convert|270|km|mi|0}} northeast of [[Melbourne]], the state capital of [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]]. The shire covered an area of {{convert|771.57|km2|sqmi|1}}, and existed from 1856 until 1994.
The '''United Shire of Beechworth''' was a [[Local government in Australia|local government area]] about {{convert|270|km|mi|0}} northeast of [[Melbourne]], the state capital of [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]]. The shire covered an area of {{convert|771.57|km2|sqmi|1}}, and existed from 1856 until 1994.


==History==
==History==
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Beechworth originated as two separate entities—the Borough of Beechworth, first created as a municipal district on 23 August 1856, becoming a borough on 11 September 1863; and the Shire of Beechworth, created on 27 December 1865 as a union of the Stanley (10 December 1862) and Wooragee (30 March 1863) districts. The two entities merged on 29 December 1871 to form the United Shire of Beechworth. At dissolution, it was the only United Shire of its kind remaining in Victoria.<ref name=vmd>{{cite book|title=Victorian Municipal Directory|year=1992|publisher=Arnall & Jackson|location=[[Brunswick, Victoria|Brunswick]]|pages=595–596}} Accessed at [[State Library of Victoria]], La Trobe Reading Room.</ref>


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Beechworth United Shire originated as two separate entities: the Borough of Beechworth, first created as a municipal district on 23 August 1856, becoming a borough on 11 September 1863, and the Shire of Beechworth, created on 27 December 1865 as a union of the Stanley (10 December 1862) and Wooragee (30 March 1863) [[Road districts of Victoria (Australia)|Road Districts]]. The two entities merged on 29 December 1871, to form the United Shire of Beechworth. At its dissolution, it was the only local government entity remaining in Victoria which was styled as a 'United Shire',<ref name=vmd>{{cite book|title=Victorian Municipal Directory|year=1992|publisher=Arnall & Jackson|location=[[Brunswick, Victoria|Brunswick]]|pages=595–596}} Accessed at [[State Library of Victoria]], La Trobe Reading Room.</ref> although many others were also the results of amalgamations.
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On 18 November 1994, the Shire was abolished, and merged with most of the Shires of [[Shire of Chiltern|Chiltern]], [[Shire of Yackandandah|Yackandandah]] and [[Shire of Rutherglen|Rutherglen]] into the [[Shire of Indigo]]. The area around [[Mudgegonga, Victoria|Mudgegonga]] in the southeast went to the [[Alpine Shire]], whilst the Murmungee <ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.ausstats.abs.gov.au/ausstats/free.nsf/0/76E601D6DB55E88ACA25722500049195/$File/12570_1994-95.pdf|title=Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification|author=[[Australian Bureau of Statistics]]|date=1 August 1995|publisher=Commonwealth of Australia|page=4,8,9|isbn=0-642-23117-6|accessdate=2008-01-05}}</ref>

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On 18 November 1994, the United Shire of Beechworth was abolished, and along with parts of the Shires of [[Shire of Chiltern|Chiltern]], [[Shire of Rutherglen|Rutherglen]] and [[Shire of Yackandandah|Yackandandah]], was merged into the newly created [[Shire of Indigo]]. The area around [[Mudgegonga, Victoria|Mudgegonga]], in the southeast of the former United Shire, was transferred to the newly created [[Alpine Shire]].<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.ausstats.abs.gov.au/ausstats/free.nsf/0/76E601D6DB55E88ACA25722500049195/$File/12570_1994-95.pdf|title=Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification|author=Australian Bureau of Statistics|author-link=Australian Bureau of Statistics|date=1 August 1995|publisher=Commonwealth of Australia|page=4,8,9|isbn=0-642-23117-6|access-date=2008-01-05}}</ref>


==Wards==
==Wards==

Beechworth was divided into four ridings, each of which elected three councillors:
The United Shire of Beechworth was divided into four ridings, each of which elected three councillors:
* East Central Riding
* East Central Riding
* West Central Riding
* West Central Riding
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* South Riding
* South Riding


==Towns and Localities==
==Towns and localities==
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[[File:BeechworthShireHall2009.JPG|thumb|Shire Hall]]
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* [[Beechworth, Victoria|Beechworth]]
* [[Baarmutha, Victoria|Baarmutha]]
* [[Baarmutha, Victoria|Baarmutha]]
* '''[[Beechworth, Victoria|Beechworth]]'''*
* Bowman
* Bowman
* Brookfield
* Brookfield
* [[Everton, Victoria|Everton]]
* [[Everton, Victoria|Everton]]
* Gapsted
* [[Gapsted]]
* [[Murmungee, Victoria|Murmungee]]
* Murmungee
* Reids Creek
* Reids Creek
* Silver Creek
* Silver Creek
* [[Stanley, Victoria|Stanley]]
* [[Stanley, Victoria|Stanley]]
* Woolshed
* Woolshed
* [[Wooragee, Victoria|Wooragee]]
* [[Wooragee]]

<small>* Council seat.</small>


==Population==
==Population==
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| 1991 || 4,966
| 1991 || 4,966
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<small>* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.</small>
<small>* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.</small>


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.victorianplaces.com.au/beechworth-shire Victorian Places - Beechworth Shire]


{{Victoria former LGAs}}
{{Victoria former LGAs}}
{{Authority control}}


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[[Category:Former Local Government Areas of Victoria (Australia)|Beechworth]]
[[Category:Former local government areas of Victoria (state)|Beechworth]]
[[Category:1856 establishments in Australia]]

Latest revision as of 11:32, 12 May 2023

United Shire of Beechworth
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Shire Hall
Population5,210 (1992)[1]
 • Density6.752/km2 (17.489/sq mi)
Established1856
Area771.57 km2 (297.9 sq mi)
Council seatBeechworth
RegionHume
CountyBogong
LGAs around United Shire of Beechworth:
Wangaratta Chiltern Wodonga
Wangaratta United Shire of Beechworth Yackandandah
Oxley Myrtleford Yackandandah

The United Shire of Beechworth was a local government area about 270 kilometres (168 mi) northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 771.57 square kilometres (297.9 sq mi), and existed from 1856 until 1994.

History

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Beechworth United Shire originated as two separate entities: the Borough of Beechworth, first created as a municipal district on 23 August 1856, becoming a borough on 11 September 1863, and the Shire of Beechworth, created on 27 December 1865 as a union of the Stanley (10 December 1862) and Wooragee (30 March 1863) Road Districts. The two entities merged on 29 December 1871, to form the United Shire of Beechworth. At its dissolution, it was the only local government entity remaining in Victoria which was styled as a 'United Shire',[2] although many others were also the results of amalgamations.

On 18 November 1994, the United Shire of Beechworth was abolished, and along with parts of the Shires of Chiltern, Rutherglen and Yackandandah, was merged into the newly created Shire of Indigo. The area around Mudgegonga, in the southeast of the former United Shire, was transferred to the newly created Alpine Shire.[3]

Wards

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The United Shire of Beechworth was divided into four ridings, each of which elected three councillors:

  • East Central Riding
  • West Central Riding
  • North Riding
  • South Riding

Towns and localities

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* Council seat.

Population

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Year Population
1954 4,417
1958 4,580*
1961 4,845
1966 4,804
1971 4,506
1976 4,618
1981 4,673
1986 4,883
1991 4,966

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References

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  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. pp. 49–52. ISSN 0067-1223.
  2. ^ Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 595–596. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
  3. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (1 August 1995). Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification (PDF). Commonwealth of Australia. p. 4,8,9. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 5 January 2008.
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