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Shire of Lowan

Coordinates: 36°20′S 141°39′E / 36.333°S 141.650°E / -36.333; 141.650
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Shire of Lowan
Victoria
Location in Victoria
The Shire Hall in Nhill, built in 1888
Population2,940 (1992)[1]
 • Density1.0276/km2 (2.662/sq mi)
Established1875
Area2,861 km2 (1,104.6 sq mi)
Council seatNhill
RegionWimmera
CountyLowan, Weeah
LGAs around Shire of Lowan:
Walpeup Walpeup Dimboola
Kaniva Shire of Lowan Dimboola
Kowree Kowree Arapiles

The Shire of Lowan was a local government area in the Wimmera region of western Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 2,861 square kilometres (1,104.6 sq mi), and existed from 1875 until 1995.

History

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Lowan was originally part of the Shire of Wimmera, which was incorporated in 1862. On 31 December 1875, Lowan became a shire in its own right. Several parts of the shire split away in its first 20 years;

Like many western shires, it lost a remote section to its north, when the Shire of Walpeup was created on 1 November 1911.[2]

On 20 January 1995, the Shire of Lowan was abolished, and along with the Shire of Dimboola, was merged into the newly created Shire of Hindmarsh.[3]

Wards

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The Shire of Lowan was divided into four ridings on 31 May 1901, each of which elected three councillors:

  • East Riding
  • West Riding
  • South Riding
  • Southwest Riding

Towns and localities

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  • Baker
  • Balrootan North
  • Boyeo
  • Broughton
  • Kinimakatka
  • Netherby
  • Nhill*
  • Propodollah
  • Tarraginnie
  • Waggon Flat
  • Winiam
  • Yannac

* Council seat.

Population

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Year Population
1954 3,999
1958 4,130*
1961 3,872
1966 3,822
1971 3,489
1976 3,510
1981 3,350*
1986 3,220*
1991 2,990

* Estimates in 1958, 1983 and 1988 Victorian Year Books.

References

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  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. pp. 49–52. ISSN 0067-1223.
  2. ^ Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 744–745. 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. 7. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 5 January 2008.
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36°20′S 141°39′E / 36.333°S 141.650°E / -36.333; 141.650