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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 Tullaroop
{{Infobox Australian place
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| state = vic
| region =
| type = lga
| area = 637.63
| name = Shire of Tullaroop
| est = 1861
| state = vic
| seat = [[Maryborough, Victoria|Maryborough]]
| region = [[North Central Victoria]]
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| area = 637.63
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| pop = 2780 (1992)<ref>{{cite book|title=Victorian Year Book|author=Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office|year=1994|page=52|id=ISSN 0067-1223}}</ref>
| logo =
| est = 1861
| seat = [[Maryborough, Victoria|Maryborough]]
| logosize =
| image = Old lga Tullaroop.png
| pop = 2780
| 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|page=52|issn= 0067-1223}}</ref>
| county = [[County of Talbot|Talbot]], [[County of Gladstone|Gladstone]]
| near-nw = [[Shire of Bet Bet|Bet Bet]]
| logo =
| near-n = [[Shire of Bet Bet|Bet Bet]]
| image = Old lga Tullaroop.png
| near-ne = [[Shire of Maldon|Maldon]]
| caption = Location in Victoria
| near-w = [[Shire of Avoca|Avoca]]
| county = [[County of Talbot, Victoria|Talbot]], [[County of Gladstone|Gladstone]]
| near-e = [[Shire of Newstead|Newstead]]
| near-nw = [[Shire of Bet Bet|Bet Bet]]
| near-sw = [[Shire of Avoca|Avoca]]
| near-n = [[Shire of Bet Bet|Bet Bet]]
| near-s = [[Shire of Talbot and Clunes|Talbot and Clunes]]
| near-ne = [[Shire of Maldon|Maldon]]
| near-se = [[Shire of Newstead|Newstead]]
| near-w = [[Shire of Avoca|Avoca]]
| near-e = [[Shire of Newstead|Newstead]]
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| _noautocat = yes
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| near-sw = [[Shire of Avoca|Avoca]]
| near-s = [[Shire of Talbot and Clunes|Talbot and Clunes]]
| near-se = [[Shire of Newstead|Newstead]]
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| _noautocat = yes
}}
}}


The '''Shire of Tullaroop''' was a [[Local Government Areas of Australia|Local Government Area]] located about {{convert|170|km|mi|0}} northwest of [[Melbourne]], the state capital of [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]], surrounding the regional centre of [[Maryborough, Victoria|Maryborough]]. The shire covered an area of {{convert|637.63|km2|sqmi|1}}, and existed from 1861 until 1995. Maryborough itself was managed by a separate entity, ultimately known as the [[City of Maryborough (Victoria)|City of Maryborough]]. After a large-scale statewide amalgamation program by the Victorian Government in 1994, they were united under the [[Shire of Central Goldfields]].
The '''Shire of Tullaroop''' was a [[Local government in Australia|local government area]] about {{convert|170|km|mi|0}} northwest of [[Melbourne]], the state capital of [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]], surrounding the regional centre of [[Maryborough, Victoria|Maryborough]]. The shire covered an area of {{convert|637.63|km2|sqmi|1}}, and existed from 1861 until 1995. Maryborough itself was managed by a separate entity, ultimately known as the [[City of Maryborough (Victoria)|City of Maryborough]]. After a large-scale statewide amalgamation program by the Victorian Government in 1994, they were united under the [[Shire of Central Goldfields]].


==History==
==History==
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Tullaroop was first incorporated as a district on 18 January 1861, and became a shire on 24 January 1865.


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Tullaroop was incorporated as a [[Road districts of Victoria (Australia)|road district]] on 18 January 1861, and became a shire on 24 January 1865.
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On 1 October 1915, two boroughs were united with Tullaroop—Carisbrook Borough, established on 7 August 1857 with an area of {{convert|21.83|km2|sqmi|2}}, and Majorca Borough, established on 28 December 1864 with an area of {{convert|20.25|km2|sqmi|2}}, which had been known as Craigie Borough until 1876.<ref name=vmd>{{cite book|title=Victorian Municipal Directory|year=1992|publisher=Arnall & Jackson|location=[[Brunswick, Victoria|Brunswick]]|pages=861-862}} Accessed at [[State Library of Victoria]], La Trobe Reading Room.</ref><ref>Victorian Municipal Directory (1915), pp.298, 316.</ref>


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On 1 October 1915, two boroughs were united with Tullaroop; Carisbrook Borough, established on 7 August 1857, with an area of {{convert|21.83|km2|sqmi|2}}, and Majorca Borough, established on 28 December 1864, with an area of {{convert|20.25|km2|sqmi|2}}. Majorca Borough was originally known as Craigie Borough until 1876.<ref name=vmd>{{cite book|title=Victorian Municipal Directory|year=1992|publisher=Arnall & Jackson|location=[[Brunswick, Victoria|Brunswick]]|pages=861–862}} Accessed at [[State Library of Victoria]], La Trobe Reading Room.</ref><ref>Victorian Municipal Directory (1915), pp.298, 316.</ref>
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On 20 January 1995, the Shire was abolished, and merged with the [[City of Maryborough (Victoria)|City of Maryborough]], most of the [[Shire of Bet Bet]] and surrounding districts into the [[Shire of Central Goldfields]]. The [[Laanecoorie Reservoir]] was transferred to the [[Shire of Loddon]].<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=5,8|isbn=0-642-23117-6|accessdate=2008-01-05}}</ref>


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On 20 January 1995, the Shire of Tullaroop was abolished, and along with the City of Maryborough and parts of the [[Shire of Bet Bet]] and surrounding districts, was merged into the newly created [[Shire of Central Goldfields]]. The [[Laanecoorie Reservoir]] was merged into the newly created [[Shire of Loddon]].<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=5,8|isbn=0-642-23117-6|accessdate=2008-01-05}}</ref>
==Wards==

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Tullaroop was divided into four ridings , each of which elected three councillors:
==Ridings==

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The Shire of Tullaroop was divided into four ridings, each of which elected three councillors:
* Carisbrook Riding
* Carisbrook Riding
* Charlotte Plains Riding
* Charlotte Plains Riding
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* Rodborough Riding
* Rodborough Riding


==Towns and Localities==
==Towns and localities==
* [[Adelaide Lead, Victoria|Adelaide Lead]]
* [[Adelaide Lead, Victoria|Adelaide Lead]]
* [[Alma, Victoria|Alma]]
* [[Alma, Victoria|Alma]]
* [[Bowenvale, Victoria|Bowenvale]]
* Bowenvale
* [[Carisbrook, Victoria|Carisbrook]]
* [[Carisbrook, Victoria|Carisbrook]]
* [[Craigie, Victoria|Craigie]]
* [[Craigie, Victoria|Craigie]]
* [[Eddington, Victoria|Eddington]]
* [[Eddington, Victoria|Eddington]]
* [[Havelock, Victoria|Havelock]]
* Havelock
* [[Majorca, Victoria|Majorca]]
* [[Majorca, Victoria|Majorca]]
* [[Moores Flat, Victoria|Moores Flat]]
* Moores Flat
* [[Moolort, Victoria|Moolort]]
* [[Moolort, Victoria|Moolort]]
* [[Moonlight Flat, Victoria|Moonlight Flat]]
* Moonlight Flat
* [[Rodborough, Victoria|Rodborough]]
* Rodborough
* [[Simson, Victoria|Simson]]
* Simson
* [[Wareek, Victoria|Wareek]]
* [[Wareek, Victoria|Wareek]]


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| 1991 || 2,643
| 1991 || 2,643
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<small>* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.</small>
<small>* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.</small>


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

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


{{Victoria former LGAs}}
{{Victoria former LGAs}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Shire Of Tullaroop}}
[[Category:Former Local Government Areas of Victoria (Australia)|Tullaroop]]
[[Category:Former local government areas of Victoria (state)|Tullaroop]]
[[Category:1861 establishments in Australia]]

Latest revision as of 11:37, 12 May 2023

Shire of Tullaroop
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population2,780 (1992)[1]
 • Density4.360/km2 (11.292/sq mi)
Established1861
Area637.63 km2 (246.2 sq mi)
Council seatMaryborough
RegionNorth Central Victoria
CountyTalbot, Gladstone
LGAs around Shire of Tullaroop:
Bet Bet Bet Bet Maldon
Avoca Shire of Tullaroop Newstead
Avoca Talbot and Clunes Newstead

The Shire of Tullaroop was a local government area about 170 kilometres (106 mi) northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia, surrounding the regional centre of Maryborough. The shire covered an area of 637.63 square kilometres (246.2 sq mi), and existed from 1861 until 1995. Maryborough itself was managed by a separate entity, ultimately known as the City of Maryborough. After a large-scale statewide amalgamation program by the Victorian Government in 1994, they were united under the Shire of Central Goldfields.

History

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Tullaroop was incorporated as a road district on 18 January 1861, and became a shire on 24 January 1865.

On 1 October 1915, two boroughs were united with Tullaroop; Carisbrook Borough, established on 7 August 1857, with an area of 21.83 square kilometres (8.43 sq mi), and Majorca Borough, established on 28 December 1864, with an area of 20.25 square kilometres (7.82 sq mi). Majorca Borough was originally known as Craigie Borough until 1876.[2][3]

On 20 January 1995, the Shire of Tullaroop was abolished, and along with the City of Maryborough and parts of the Shire of Bet Bet and surrounding districts, was merged into the newly created Shire of Central Goldfields. The Laanecoorie Reservoir was merged into the newly created Shire of Loddon.[4]

Ridings

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

  • Carisbrook Riding
  • Charlotte Plains Riding
  • Norwood Riding
  • Rodborough Riding

Towns and localities

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Population

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Year Population
1954 1,416
1958 1,460*
1961 1,376
1966 1,277
1971 1,193
1976 1,338
1981 1,647
1986 2,092
1991 2,643

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References

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  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. 861–862. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
  3. ^ Victorian Municipal Directory (1915), pp.298, 316.
  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. 5,8. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 5 January 2008.
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