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{{Short description|Local government area in Victoria, Australia}}
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{{Infobox Australian Place | type = lga
| name = City of Swan Hill
{{About|the Victorian local government area prior to 1995|the local government area after 1995|Rural City of Swan Hill}}
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{{Infobox Australian place
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| area = 13.66
| est = 1939
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| seat = [[Swan Hill, Victoria|Swan Hill]]
| name = City of Swan Hill
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| state = vic
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| pop = 9750 (1992)<ref>{{cite book|title=Victorian Year Book|author=Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office|year=1994|page=51|id=ISSN 0067-1223}}</ref>
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| region = [[Mallee (Victoria)|Mallee]]
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| area = 13.66
| image = Old lgadot Swan Hill.png
| est = 1939
| caption = Location in Victoria
| seat = [[Swan Hill, Victoria|Swan Hill]]
| county = [[County of Tatchera|Tatchera]]
| pop = 9,750
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| pop_year = 1992
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| near-w = [[Shire of Swan Hill|Swan Hill]] (S)
| image = Old lgadot Swan Hill.png
| image2 = SwanHillTownHall.JPG
| near-e = ''[[Council of the Shire of Wakool|Wakool]] (NSW)''
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| caption = Location in Victoria
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| caption2 = Swan Hill Town Hall
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| near-e = ''[[Murray River Council|Murray River]] (NSW)''
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[[Image:SwanHillTownHall.JPG|thumb|Swan Hill Town Hall]]
{{otheruses4|the Victorian local government area prior to 1995|the local government area after 1995|Rural City of Swan Hill}}


The '''City of Swan Hill''' was a [[Local Government Areas of Australia|Local Government Area]] located in northwestern [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]], along the [[Murray River]]. The City covered an area of {{convert|13.66|sqkm|sqmi|2|lk=on}}, and existed from 1939 until 1995.
The '''City of Swan Hill''' was a [[Local government in Australia|local government area]] in northwestern [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]], along the [[Murray River]]. The city covered an area of {{convert|13.66|km2|sqmi|2}}, and existed from 1939 until 1995.


== History ==
==History==
{{main|Shire of Swan Hill}}
{{main|Shire of Swan Hill}}


Swan Hill was originally part of the Swan Hill district, which initially covered most of northwestern Victoria, and was incorporated in 1862. The Shire of Castle Donnington severed from the district on [[30 May]] [[1893]], and on [[31 May]] [[1904]] the Castle Donnington municipality was renamed and gazetted as the Shire of Swan Hill.<ref name=vmd>{{cite book|title=Victorian Municipal Directory|year=1992|publisher=Arnall & Jackson|location=[[Brunswick, Victoria|Brunswick]]|pages=506-507, 718-720, 846-847}} Accessed at [[State Library of Victoria]], La Trobe Reading Room.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.access.prov.vic.gov.au/public/component/daPublicBaseContainer?component=daViewAgency&entityId=VA%204385|title=Agency VA 4385|author=Public Record Office Victoria|year=2005|accessdate=2008-01-08}}</ref>
Swan Hill was originally part of the [[Road districts of Victoria (Australia)|Swan Hill Road District]], which initially covered most of northwestern Victoria, and was incorporated in 1862. The Shire of Castle Donnington severed from the district on 30 May 1893, and on 31 May 1904, the Castle Donnington municipality was renamed and gazetted as the Shire of Swan Hill.<ref name=vmd>{{cite book|title=Victorian Municipal Directory|year=1992|publisher=Arnall & Jackson|location=[[Brunswick, Victoria|Brunswick]]|pages=506–507, 718–720, 846–847}} Accessed at [[State Library of Victoria]], La Trobe Reading Room.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.access.prov.vic.gov.au/public/component/daPublicBaseContainer?component=daViewAgency&entityId=VA%204385|title=Agency VA 4385|author=Public Record Office Victoria|year=2005|accessdate=2008-01-08}}</ref>


A small part of the Shire in and near the town of [[Swan Hill, Victoria|Swan Hill]] severed on [[31 May]] [[1939]] and incorporated as a borough, which became the City of Swan Hill on [[12 March]] [[1965]].<ref name=vmd/>
A small part of the shire, in and near the town of [[Swan Hill, Victoria|Swan Hill]], severed on 31 May 1939, and was incorporated as the Borough of Swan Hill, which became the City of Swan Hill on 12 March 1965.<ref name=vmd/>


On [[20 January]] [[1995]], the City was abolished, and merged with the [[Shire of Swan Hill]] and the [[Tresco, Victoria|Tresco]] district of [[Shire of Kerang|Kerang]] into the [[Rural City of Swan Hill]].<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.ausstats.abs.gov.au/ausstats/free.nsf/0/76E601D6DB55E88ACA25722500049195/$File/12570_1994-95.pdf|title=Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification|author=[[Australian Bureau of Statistics]]|date=[[1 August]] [[1995]]|publisher=Commonwealth of Australia|page=11|isbn=0-642-23117-6|accessdate=2008-01-05}}</ref>
On 20 January 1995, the City of Swan Hill was abolished, and along with the Shire of Swan Hill and the [[Tresco, Victoria|Tresco]] district of the [[Shire of Kerang]], was merged into the newly created [[Rural City of Swan Hill]].<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.ausstats.abs.gov.au/ausstats/free.nsf/0/76E601D6DB55E88ACA25722500049195/$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=11|isbn=0-642-23117-6|accessdate=2008-01-05}}</ref>


== Wards ==
===Wards===
Swan Hill was not divided into wards and its nine councillors represented all electors in the City.
Swan Hill was not divided into wards, and its nine councillors represented all electors in the city.


== Population ==
== Population ==
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<small>* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.</small>


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<small>* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.</small>
== Transport ==


==References==
Swan Hill has a station on the [[Victorian Railways]] network.
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== References ==
==External links==
* [https://www.victorianplaces.com.au/swan-hill Victorian Places - Swan Hill]
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* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AS/7/Swan_Hill.html FallingRain Map - elevation = 74m ]


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{{Victoria former LGAs}}
{{Victoria former LGAs}}


[[Category:Former Local Government Areas of Victoria|Swan Hill City]]
[[Category:Former local government areas of Victoria (state)|Swan Hill City]]
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Latest revision as of 11:37, 12 May 2023

This article is about the Victorian local government area prior to 1995. For the local government area after 1995, see Rural City of Swan Hill.

City of Swan Hill
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Swan Hill Town Hall
Population9,750 (1992)[1]
 • Density713.8/km2 (1,848.6/sq mi)
Established1939
Area13.66 km2 (5.3 sq mi)
Council seatSwan Hill
RegionMallee
CountyTatchera
LGAs around City of Swan Hill:
Swan Hill (S) City of Swan Hill Murray River (NSW)

The City of Swan Hill was a local government area in northwestern Victoria, Australia, along the Murray River. The city covered an area of 13.66 square kilometres (5.27 sq mi), and existed from 1939 until 1995.

History

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Main article: Shire of Swan Hill

Swan Hill was originally part of the Swan Hill Road District, which initially covered most of northwestern Victoria, and was incorporated in 1862. The Shire of Castle Donnington severed from the district on 30 May 1893, and on 31 May 1904, the Castle Donnington municipality was renamed and gazetted as the Shire of Swan Hill.[2][3]

A small part of the shire, in and near the town of Swan Hill, severed on 31 May 1939, and was incorporated as the Borough of Swan Hill, which became the City of Swan Hill on 12 March 1965.[2]

On 20 January 1995, the City of Swan Hill was abolished, and along with the Shire of Swan Hill and the Tresco district of the Shire of Kerang, was merged into the newly created Rural City of Swan Hill.[4]

Wards

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Swan Hill was not divided into wards, and its nine councillors represented all electors in the city.

Population

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Year Population
1954 5,197
1958 5,930*
1961 6,186
1966 7,376
1971 7,712
1976 7,857
1981 8,398
1986 8,907
1991 9,357

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References

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  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. p. 51. ISSN 0067-1223.
  2. ^ a b Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 506–507, 718–720, 846–847. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
  3. ^ Public Record Office Victoria (2005). "Agency VA 4385". Retrieved 8 January 2008.
  4. ^ 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. 11. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 5 January 2008.
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