Shire of Maffra

Shire of Maffra
Shire of Maffra; Victoria
	Location in Victoria
Population	10,630 (1992)[1]
• Density	2.5507/km2 (6.6064/sq mi)
Established	1875
Area	4,167.43 km2 (1,609.1 sq mi)
Council seat	Maffra
County	Tanjil, Wonnangatta
	LGAs around Shire of Maffra:

The Shire of Maffra was a local government area about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north-northwest of Sale, the major regional centre in central Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 4,167.43 square kilometres (1,609.1 sq mi), and existed from 1875 until 1994.

History

Maffra was incorporated as a shire in October 1875. Part of its Eastern Riding was annexed to the Shire of Avon on 2 May 1917.[2]

On 2 December 1994, the Shire of Maffra was abolished, and, along with the City of Sale, the Shires of Alberton and Avon, and parts of the Shire of Rosedale, was merged into the newly created Shire of Wellington.[3]

Wards

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

Town Riding
Central Riding
East Riding
West Riding

Towns and localities

Bellbird Corner
Boisdale
Briagolong
Bundalaguah
Bushy Park
Coongulla
Glenmaggie
Heyfield
Licola
Maffra
Mewburn Park
Newry
Seaton
Tinamba
Valencia Creek

Population

Year	Population
1954	8,554
1958	8,930*
1961	8,758
1966	8,511
1971	8,515
1976	8,479
1981	8,707
1986	9,564
1991	10,117

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

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References

Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. pp. 49–52. ISSN 0067-1223.
Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 747–748. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
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. 12. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 5 January 2008.

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[1] Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. pp. 49–52. ISSN 0067-1223.

[vmd-2] Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 747–748. 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. 12. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 5 January 2008.