Shire of Upper Murray

The Shire of Upper Murray was a local government area about 400 kilometres (249 mi) northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 2,459.81 square kilometres (949.7 sq mi), and existed from 1920 until 1994.

Shire of Upper Murray
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population2,450 (1992)[1]
 • Density0.9960/km2 (2.580/sq mi)
Established1920
Area2,459.81 km2 (949.7 sq mi)
Council seatCorryong
RegionHume
CountyBenambra
LGAs around Shire of Upper Murray:
Tallangatta Greater Hume (NSW) Tumbarumba (NSW)
Tallangatta Shire of Upper Murray Tumbarumba (NSW)
Tallangatta Omeo Tumbarumba (NSW)

History

Upper Murray originally existed as the Corryong Riding and part of the Murray Riding of the Shire of Towong, and was first incorporated as a shire on 1 October 1920.[2]

On 18 November 1994, the Shire of Upper Murray was abolished, and along with the Shire of Tallangatta, was merged into the newly created Shire of Towong, restoring the original pre-1920 entity.[3]

Ridings

The Shire of Upper Murray was divided into three ridings, each of which elected three councillors:

  • Corryong Riding
  • Cudgewa Riding
  • Tintaldra Riding

Towns and localities

* Council seat.

Population
Year Population
19542,521
19582,670*
19612,938
19663,335
19712,676
19762,557
19812,463
19862,428
19912,341

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References
  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. 865–866. 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. 11. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 5 January 2008.

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