The Shire of Tungamah was a local government area in the Goulburn Valley region, about 240 kilometres (149 mi) northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 1,143 square kilometres (441.3 sq mi), and existed from 1878 until 1994.
| Shire of Tungamah Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 3,030 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 2.651/km2 (6.866/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1878 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1,143 km2 (441.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Tungamah | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Goulburn Valley | ||||||||||||||
| County | Moira | ||||||||||||||
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History edit
Tungamah was once part of the vast Echuca Road District, which formed in 1864, and became and a shire from 1871. It extended along the south bank of the Murray River, from Mount Hope Creek in the west, to the Ovens River in the east.
Tungamah was first incorporated as the Shire of Yarrawonga on 15 May 1878. On 17 April 1891, the East Riding, which contained the town of Yarrawonga, was severed and incorporated as the Shire of North Yarrawonga. As such, the shire was renamed Tungamah, after its main town, on 17 February 1893, and North Yarrawonga was renamed Yarrawonga on 12 May 1893. On 1 April 1953, the North West Riding also severed, becoming the Shire of Cobram.[2]
On 18 November 1994, the Shire of Tungamah was abolished, and along with the Shires of Cobram, Nathalia, Numurkah and Yarrawonga, was merged into the newly created Shire of Moira. The Katandra West district was transferred to the newly created City of Greater Shepparton.[3]
Wards edit
The Shire of Tungamah was divided into four ridings on 1 October 1964, each of which elected three councillors:
- Central Riding
- South Riding
- South West (Katandra) Riding
- North West (Invergordon) Riding
Towns and localities edit
- Almonds
- Boosey
- Boweya North
- Invergordon
- Katandra
- Lake Rowan
- Marunga
- Pelluebla
- St James
- Telford
- Tungamah*
- Waggarandall
- Youanmite
- Youarang
- Yundool
* Council seat.
Population edit
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1954 | 2,258 |
| 1958 | 2,300* |
| 1961 | 2,446 |
| 1966 | 3,223 |
| 1971 | 3,147 |
| 1976 | 2,958 |
| 1981 | 2,813 |
| 1986 | 2,691 |
| 1991 | 2,912 |
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
References edit
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. p. 52. ISSN 0067-1223.
- ^ Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 863–864, 906–907. 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. 7,9. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 5 January 2008.