Shire of Newstead

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Shire of Newstead
Local government area
Location in Victoria
Location in Victoria
The Shire of Newstead as at its dissolution in 1995
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
RegionNorth Central Victoria
Established1860
Council seatNewstead
Area
 • Total
409.22 km2 (158.00 sq mi)
Population
 • Total3,070 (1992)[1]
 • Density7.502/km2 (19.43/sq mi)
CountyTalbot
LGAs around Shire of Newstead
Tullaroop Maldon Metcalfe
Tullaroop Shire of Newstead Metcalfe
Creswick Daylesford and Glenlyon Daylesford and Glenlyon
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The Shire of Newstead was a local government area about 120 kilometres (75 mi) northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 409.22 square kilometres (158.0 sq mi), and existed from 1860 until 1995.

History

Newstead was first incorporated as a road district on 12 October 1860, and became a shire on 7 March 1865. On 1 October 1915, the Shire of Mount Alexander, created on 20 June 1871 with an area of 135 square kilometres (52 sq mi), was merged into Newstead.[2]

On 20 January 1995, the Shire of Newstead was abolished, and along with the City of Castlemaine and the Shires of Maldon and Metcalfe, was merged into the newly created Shire of Mount Alexander.[3]

Wards

The Shire of Newstead was divided into four ridings, each of which elected three councillors:

  • Campbells Creek Riding
  • Fryers Riding
  • Loddon Riding
  • South Riding

Towns and localities

* Council seat.

Population

Year Population
19542,088
19582,150*
19611,874
19661,772
19711,622
19761,719
19811,954
19862,303
19912,821

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. p. 52. ISSN 0067-1223.
  2. ↑ Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 789–790. 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. 10. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 5 January 2008.

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