Shire of Donald explained

Type:lga
Shire of Donald
State:vic
Region:Mallee
Area:1448
Est:1861
Seat:Donald
Pop:2540
Pop Year:1992
Pop Footnotes:[1]
County:Borung, Kara Kara
Near-Nw:Birchip
Near-N:Birchip
Near-Ne:Wycheproof
Near-W:Warracknabeal
Near-E:Charlton
Near-Sw:Dunmunkle
Near-S:Kara Kara
Near-Se:Kara Kara
Noautocat:yes

The Shire of Donald was a local government area about 140km (90miles) west-northwest of Bendigo, in western Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 1448km2, and existed from 1861 until 1995.

History

Donald was originally incorporated as the St Arnaud Road District on 25 June 1861, which became a shire on 22 November 1864. It was originally home to several other districts, which split away prior to 1900:

On 11 February 1897, it was officially renamed to the Shire of Donald, after the largest town which remained. It annexed territory from the Shire of Dunmunkle on 26 May 1916, and from the Shire of Kara Kara on 27 April 1920.[2]

On 20 January 1995, the Shire of Donald was abolished, and along with the Shires of Birchip, Charlton and Wycheproof, and parts of the Shire of Kara Kara, was merged into the newly created Shire of Buloke.[3]

Wards

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

Towns and localities

Population

YearPopulation
1954 2,864
1958 3,060*
1961 2,921
1966 2,948
1971 2,639
1976 2,724
1981 2,597
1986 2,357
1991 2,385

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Victorian Year Book. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office. 1994. 51. 0067-1223.
  2. Book: Victorian Municipal Directory. 1992. Arnall & Jackson. Brunswick. 657–658. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
  3. Book: Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 1 August 1995. Commonwealth of Australia. 5. 0-642-23117-6. 2008-01-05.