Shire of Mansfield (former) explained

Type:lga
Shire of Mansfield
State:vic
Region:Hume
Area:3919.10
Est:1865
Seat:Mansfield
Pop:6100
Pop Year:1992
Pop Footnotes:[1]
County:Anglesey, Delatite, Tanjil, Wonnangatta
Near-Nw:Euroa
Near-N:Benalla
Near-Ne:Oxley
Near-W:Alexandra
Near-E:Maffra
Near-Sw:Upper Yarra
Near-S:Narracan
Near-Se:Maffra
Noautocat:yes

The Shire of Mansfield was a local government area about 185km (115miles) northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 3919.1km2, and existed from 1865 until 1994.

History

Mansfield was incorporated as a road district on 6 January 1865, and became a shire on 31 December 1866. On 30 May 1919, it annexed part of the Shire of Howqua, becoming the shire's Howqua Riding.[2]

On 18 November 1994, the Shire of Mansfield was abolished, and along with the City of Benalla, the Shire of Benalla and the Warrenbayne district from the Shire of Violet Town, was merged into the newly created Shire of Delatite.[3] The Shire of Delatite itself was abolished in 2002, with its former area divided between the Rural City of Benalla and the Shire of Mansfield, created with largely the same territory as the previous shire.[4]

Wards

The Shire of Mansfield was divided into four ridings in 1990, each of which elected three councillors:

Towns and localities

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Victorian Year Book. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office. 1994. 52. 0067-1223.
  2. Book: Victorian Municipal Directory. 1992. Arnall & Jackson. Brunswick. 753–754. 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.
  4. https://www.victorianplaces.com.au/delatite-shire Delatite Shire