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{{Infobox Australian Place | type = lga
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
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| name = Shire of Dunmunkle
{{Infobox Australian place
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| state = vic
| region =
| type = lga
| area = 1550
| name = Shire of Dunmunkle
| est = 1877
| state = vic
| seat = [[Rupanyup, Victoria|Rupanyup]]
| region = [[Wimmera]]
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| area = 1550
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| pop = 2850 (1992)<ref>{{cite book|title=Victorian Year Book|author=Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office|year=1994|page=49-52|id=ISSN 0067-1223}}</ref>
| logo =
| est = 1877
| seat = [[Rupanyup, Victoria|Rupanyup]]
| logosize =
| image = Old lga Dunmunkle.png
| pop = 2850
| caption = Location in Victoria
| pop_year = 1992
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| pop_footnotes = <ref>{{cite book|title=Victorian Year Book|author=Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office|year=1994|pages=49–52|issn= 0067-1223}}</ref>
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| county = [[County of Borung|Borung]], [[County of Kara Kara|Kara Kara]]
| near-nw = [[Shire of Wimmera|Wimmera]]
| logo =
| near-n = [[Shire of Warracknabeal|Warracknabeal]]
| image = Old lga Dunmunkle.png
| near-ne = [[Shire of Donald|Donald]]
| caption = Location in Victoria
| near-w = [[Shire of Wimmera|Wimmera]]
| county = [[County of Borung|Borung]], [[County of Kara Kara|Kara Kara]]
| near-e = [[Shire of Kara Kara|Kara Kara]]
| near-nw = [[Shire of Wimmera|Wimmera]]
| near-sw = [[Shire of Wimmera|Wimmera]]
| near-n = [[Shire of Warracknabeal|Warracknabeal]]
| near-s = [[Shire of Stawell|Stawell]]
| near-ne = [[Shire of Donald|Donald]]
| near-se = [[Shire of Stawell|Stawell]]
| near-w = [[Shire of Wimmera|Wimmera]]
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| near-e = [[Shire of Kara Kara|Kara Kara]]
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| _noautocat = yes
| near-sw = [[Shire of Wimmera|Wimmera]]
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| near-s = [[Shire of Stawell|Stawell]]
| near-se = [[Shire of Stawell|Stawell]]
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| _noautocat = yes
}}
}}
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The '''Shire of Dunmunkle''' was a [[Local Government Areas of Australia|Local Government Area]] located about {{convert|290|km|mi|0|lk=on}} northwest of [[Melbourne]], the state capital of [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]]. The shire covered an area of {{convert|1550|sqkm|sqmi|1|lk=on}}, and existed from 1877 until 1994.
The '''Shire of Dunmunkle''' was a [[Local government in Australia|local government area]] about {{convert|160|km|mi|0}} west of [[Bendigo, Victoria|Bendigo]] and {{convert|50|km|mi|0}} east of [[Horsham, Victoria|Horsham]], in western [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]]. The shire was bounded by the [[Yarriambiack Creek]] on the western boundary and the [[Richardson River (Victoria)|Richardson River]] on the east.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://victorianplaces.com.au/dunmunkle-shire|title = Victorian Places|date = 2014|access-date = 12 February 2015|website = Victorian Places - Dunmunkle Shire|publisher = Monash University, University of Queensland}}</ref> The shire covered an area of {{convert|1550|km2|sqmi|1}}, and existed from 1877 until 1995.


==History==
==History==
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Dunmunkle was first incorporated as a shire on [[28 September]] [[1877]].<ref name=vmd>{{cite book|title=Victorian Municipal Directory|year=1992|publisher=Arnall & Jackson|location=[[Brunswick, Victoria|Brunswick]]|pages=662-663}} Accessed at [[State Library of Victoria]], La Trobe Reading Room.</ref>


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Dunmunkle was first incorporated as a shire on 28 September 1877. In May 1916, the shire lost part of its North Riding to the [[Shire of Donald]], but gained parts of the South and East Ridings of the [[Shire of Warracknabeal]].<ref name=vmd>{{cite book|title=Victorian Municipal Directory|year=1992|publisher=Arnall & Jackson|location=[[Brunswick, Victoria|Brunswick]]|pages=662–663}} Accessed at [[State Library of Victoria]], La Trobe Reading Room.</ref>
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On [[15 December]] [[1994]], the Shire was abolished, and merged with most of the Shires of [[Shire of Karkarooc|Karkarooc]] and [[Shire of Warracknabeal]] and parts of the [[Shire of Wimmera|Wimmera]] into the [[Shire of Yarriambiack]].<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.ausstats.abs.gov.au/ausstats/free.nsf/0/76E601D6DB55E88ACA25722500049195/$File/12570_1994-95.pdf|title=Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification|author=[[Australian Bureau of Statistics]]|date=[[1 August]] [[1995]]|publisher=Commonwealth of Australia|page=10,12|isbn=0-642-23117-6|accessdate=2008-01-05}}</ref>

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On 20 January 1995, the Shire of Dunmunkle was abolished, and along with parts of the Shires of [[Shire of Karkarooc|Karkarooc]], Warracknabeal and [[Shire of Wimmera|Wimmera]], was merged into the newly created [[Shire of Yarriambiack]]. The Avon-Richardson district was transferred to the newly created [[Shire of Northern Grampians]].<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.ausstats.abs.gov.au/ausstats/free.nsf/0/76E601D6DB55E88ACA25722500049195/$File/12570_1994-95.pdf|title=Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification|author=Australian Bureau of Statistics|author-link=Australian Bureau of Statistics|date=1 August 1995|publisher=Commonwealth of Australia|page=10,12|isbn=0-642-23117-6|access-date=2008-01-05}}</ref>


==Wards==
==Wards==

Dunmunkle was divided into three ridings , each of which elected three councillors:
The Shire of Dunmunkle was divided into three wards, each of which elected three councillors:
* North Riding
* West Riding
* North Ward
* East Riding
* West Ward
* East Ward
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==Towns and Localities==

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==Towns and localities==
* Ashens
* Avon Plains
* Banyena
* Burrereo
* Burrum
* Coromby
* Jackson
* [[Kewell, Victoria|Kewell]]
* Laen
* Lallat
* Lubeck
* [[Minyip, Victoria|Minyip]]
* [[Murtoa, Victoria|Murtoa]]
* Nullan
* Raluana
* '''[[Rupanyup, Victoria|Rupanyup]]'''*
* Rupanyup South
* Wirchilleba

<small>* Council seat.</small>

==Population==
==Population==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
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| 1976 || 3,370
| 1976 || 3,370
|-
|-
| 1981 || 3,190*
| 1981 || 3,071
|-
|-
| 1986 || 3,040*
| 1986 || 2,878
|-
|-
| 1991 || 2,850
| 1991 || 2,683
|}
|}

<small>* Estimates in 1958, 1983 and 1988 Victorian Year Books.</small>
<small>* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.</small>


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.victorianplaces.com.au/dunmunkle-shire Victorian Places - Dunmunkle Shire]


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{{Victoria former LGAs}}
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[[Category:Former Local Government Areas of Victoria|Dunmunkle]]
[[Category:Former local government areas of Victoria (state)|Dunmunkle]]

Latest revision as of 11:33, 12 May 2023

Shire of Dunmunkle
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population2,850 (1992)[1]
 • Density1.839/km2 (4.762/sq mi)
Established1877
Area1,550 km2 (598.5 sq mi)
Council seatRupanyup
RegionWimmera
CountyBorung, Kara Kara
LGAs around Shire of Dunmunkle:
Wimmera Warracknabeal Donald
Wimmera Shire of Dunmunkle Kara Kara
Wimmera Stawell Stawell

36°26′S 142°42′E / 36.43°S 142.70°E / -36.43; 142.70

The Shire of Dunmunkle was a local government area about 160 kilometres (99 mi) west of Bendigo and 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of Horsham, in western Victoria, Australia. The shire was bounded by the Yarriambiack Creek on the western boundary and the Richardson River on the east.[2] The shire covered an area of 1,550 square kilometres (598.5 sq mi), and existed from 1877 until 1995.

History

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Dunmunkle was first incorporated as a shire on 28 September 1877. In May 1916, the shire lost part of its North Riding to the Shire of Donald, but gained parts of the South and East Ridings of the Shire of Warracknabeal.[3]

On 20 January 1995, the Shire of Dunmunkle was abolished, and along with parts of the Shires of Karkarooc, Warracknabeal and Wimmera, was merged into the newly created Shire of Yarriambiack. The Avon-Richardson district was transferred to the newly created Shire of Northern Grampians.[4]

Wards

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The Shire of Dunmunkle was divided into three wards, each of which elected three councillors:

  • North Ward
  • West Ward
  • East Ward

Towns and localities

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  • Ashens
  • Avon Plains
  • Banyena
  • Burrereo
  • Burrum
  • Coromby
  • Jackson
  • Kewell
  • Laen
  • Lallat
  • Lubeck
  • Minyip
  • Murtoa
  • Nullan
  • Raluana
  • Rupanyup*
  • Rupanyup South
  • Wirchilleba

* Council seat.

Population

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Year Population
1954 4,110
1958 4,280*
1961 4,086
1966 3,945
1971 3,544
1976 3,370
1981 3,071
1986 2,878
1991 2,683

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References

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  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. pp. 49–52. ISSN 0067-1223.
  2. ^ "Victorian Places". Victorian Places - Dunmunkle Shire. Monash University, University of Queensland. 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  3. ^ Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 662–663. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
  4. ^ 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. 10,12. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 5 January 2008.
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