The Shire of Kara Kara was a local government area about 240 kilometres (149 mi) northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 2,292.79 square kilometres (885.3 sq mi), and existed from 1861 until 1995.
Kara Kara was first incorporated as the St Arnaud Road District on 25 June 1861, which became a shire on 14 November 1864. It was renamed as Kara Kara on 20 October 1884.[2]
^Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. pp. 49–52. ISSN 0067-1223.
^Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 712–713. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
^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. 5,10. ISBN0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 5 January 2008.
shire, kara, kara, local, government, area, about, kilometres, northwest, melbourne, state, capital, victoria, australia, shire, covered, area, square, kilometres, existed, from, 1861, until, 1995, victorialocation, victoriaformer, shire, offices, arnaudpopula. The Shire of Kara Kara was a local government area about 240 kilometres 149 mi northwest of Melbourne the state capital of Victoria Australia The shire covered an area of 2 292 79 square kilometres 885 3 sq mi and existed from 1861 until 1995 Shire of Kara Kara VictoriaLocation in VictoriaFormer Shire offices in St ArnaudPopulation1 160 1992 1 Density0 5059 km2 1 310 sq mi Established1861Area2 292 79 km2 885 3 sq mi Council seatSt ArnaudRegionWimmeraCountyKara KaraLGAs around Shire of Kara Kara Donald Charlton CharltonDunmunkle Shire of Kara Kara KorongStawell Avoca Bet Bet Contents 1 History 2 Wards 3 Towns and localities 4 Population 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditKara Kara was first incorporated as the St Arnaud Road District on 25 June 1861 which became a shire on 14 November 1864 It was renamed as Kara Kara on 20 October 1884 2 On 20 January 1995 the Shire of Kara Kara was abolished and along with the City of Stawell the Town of St Arnaud and parts of the Shires of Ararat Avoca Donald Dunmunkle Stawell and the Grampians National Park section of the Shire of Wimmera was merged into the newly created Shire of Northern Grampians The Cope Cope district was transferred to the newly created Shire of Buloke 3 Wards EditThe Shire of Kara Kara was divided into three ridings each of which elected three councillors South Riding East Riding West RidingTowns and localities EditAvon Plains Beazleys Bridge Carapooee Coonooer West Cope Cope Emu Gooroc Gowar East Gre Gre Kooreh Moolerr Paradise Rostron Slaty Creek Stuart Mill St Arnaud North Sutherland Swanwater Tottington Traynors Lagoon WinjallokPopulation EditYear Population1954 1 6631958 1 680 1961 1 4211966 1 3601971 1 1931976 1 0991981 1 0691986 1 1421991 1 123 Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book References Edit Australian Bureau of Statistics Victoria Office 1994 Victorian Year Book pp 49 52 ISSN 0067 1223 Victorian Municipal Directory Brunswick Arnall amp Jackson 1992 pp 712 713 Accessed at State Library of Victoria La Trobe Reading Room 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 5 10 ISBN 0 642 23117 6 Retrieved 5 January 2008 External links EditVictorian Places Kara Kara Shire Coordinates 36 36 S 143 15 E 36 600 S 143 250 E 36 600 143 250 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shire of Kara Kara amp oldid 1124107577, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
