Shire of Violet Town

Infobox Australian Place | type = lga
name = Shire of Violet Town
state = vic
region =
area = 935
est = 1895
seat = Violet Town
pop = 1510 (1992) [cite book|title=Victorian Year Book|author=Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office|year=1994|page=49-52|id=ISSN 0067-1223]

logosize =


caption = Location in Victoria
county = Delatite, Moira
near-nw = Shepparton
near-n = Shepparton
near-ne = Benalla
near-w = Euroa
near-e = Benalla
near-sw = Euroa
near-s = Euroa
near-se = Benalla
_noautocat = yes

The Shire of Violet Town was a Local Government Area located about convert|170|km|mi|0 northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of convert|935|km2|sqmi|1, and existed from 1895 until 1994.

History

Violet Town was first incorporated as a shire on 11 April 1895, having previously been part of the Shire of Benalla and of the Shire of Euroa.cite book|title=Victorian Municipal Directory|year=1992|publisher=Arnall & Jackson|location=Brunswick|pages=871 Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.]

On 18 November 1994, the Shire was abolished, and merged with the Shires of Euroa and Goulburn and some neighbouring districts into the Shire of Strathbogie. Caniambo and Tamleugh joined the City of Greater Shepparton whilst the Warrenbayne district transferred to the Shire of Delatite. [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=5,7,11|isbn=0-642-23117-6|accessdate=2008-01-05]

Wards

Violet Town was divided into three ridings , each of which elected three councillors:
* North Riding
* Central Riding
* South Riding

Towns and Localities

* Violet Town
* Boho South
* Caniambo
* Creek Junction
* Earlston
* Gowangardie
* Koonda
* Marraweeny
* Tamleugh
* Upotipotpon

Population

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References