The Shire of Myrtleford was a local government area about 280 kilometres (174 mi) northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 800 square kilometres (308.9 sq mi), and existed from 1960 until 1994.
Myrtleford was created from parts of the Shire of Bright on 31 May 1960.[2]
On 18 November 1994, the Shire of Myrtleford was abolished, and along with the Shire of Bright and various surrounding districts, was merged into the newly created Alpine Shire.[3]
Ridingsedit
Myrtleford was not divided into ridings, and its nine councillors represented the entire district.
^Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. pp. 49–52. ISSN 0067-1223.
^Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 776–777. 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. 4. ISBN0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 5 January 2008.
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Victorian Places - Myrtleford and Myrtleford Shire
shire, myrtleford, local, government, area, about, kilometres, northeast, melbourne, state, capital, victoria, australia, shire, covered, area, square, kilometres, existed, from, 1960, until, 1994, victorialocation, victoriapopulation4, 1992, density5, establi. The Shire of Myrtleford was a local government area about 280 kilometres 174 mi northeast of Melbourne the state capital of Victoria Australia The shire covered an area of 800 square kilometres 308 9 sq mi and existed from 1960 until 1994 Shire of Myrtleford VictoriaLocation in VictoriaPopulation4 370 1992 1 Density5 5 km2 14 1 sq mi Established1960Area800 km2 308 9 sq mi Council seatMyrtlefordRegionHumeCountyBogong DelatiteLGAs around Shire of Myrtleford Beechworth Beechworth YackandandahOxley Shire of Myrtleford BrightMansfield Maffra Bright Contents 1 History 1 1 Ridings 2 Towns and localities 3 Population 4 References 5 External linksHistory editMyrtleford was created from parts of the Shire of Bright on 31 May 1960 2 On 18 November 1994 the Shire of Myrtleford was abolished and along with the Shire of Bright and various surrounding districts was merged into the newly created Alpine Shire 3 Ridings edit Myrtleford was not divided into ridings and its nine councillors represented the entire district Towns and localities editBarwidgee Buffalo River Merriang Myrtleford Ovens Council seat Population editYear Population 1954 1958 1961 3 770 1966 979 1971 4 434 1976 4 147 1981 4 170 1986 4 285 1991 4 314 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 776 777 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 4 ISBN 0 642 23117 6 Retrieved 5 January 2008 External links editVictorian Places Myrtleford and Myrtleford Shire 36 33 S 146 43 E 36 550 S 146 717 E 36 550 146 717 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shire of Myrtleford amp oldid 1154425339, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
