Shire of Dunmunkle

Infobox Australian Place | type = lga
name = Shire of Dunmunkle
state = vic
region =
area = 1550
est = 1877
seat = Rupanyup
pop = 2850 (1992) [cite book|title=Victorian Year Book|author=Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office|year=1994|page=49-52|id=ISSN 0067-1223]

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caption = Location in Victoria
county = Borung, Kara Kara
near-nw = Wimmera
near-n = Warracknabeal
near-ne = Donald
near-w = Wimmera
near-e = Kara Kara
near-sw = Wimmera
near-s = Stawell
near-se = Stawell
_noautocat = yes

The Shire of Dunmunkle was a Local Government Area located about convert|160|km|mi|0 west of Bendigo and convert|50|km|mi|0 east of Horsham in western Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of convert|1550|km2|sqmi|1, and existed from 1877 until 1995.

History

Dunmunkle was first incorporated as a shire on 28 September 1877. In May 1916, the shire lost part of its north riding to the Shire of Donald, but gained part of the south and east ridings of Shire of Warracknabeal.cite book|title=Victorian Municipal Directory|year=1992|publisher=Arnall & Jackson|location=Brunswick|pages=662-663 Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.]

On 20 January 1995, the Shire was abolished, and merged with most of the Shires of Karkarooc and Shire of Warracknabeal and parts of the Wimmera into the Shire of Yarriambiack. The Avon-Richardson district was transferred to the Shire of Northern Grampians. [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=10,12|isbn=0-642-23117-6|accessdate=2008-01-05]

Wards

Dunmunkle was divided into three wards, each of which elected three councillors:
* North Ward
* West Ward
* East Ward

Towns and Localities

* Rupanyup
* Ashens
* Avon Plains
* Banyena
* Burrereo
* Burrum
* Coromby
* Jackson
* Kewell
* Laen
* Lallat
* Lubeck
* Minyup
* Murtoa
* Nullan
* Raluana
* Rupanyup South
* Wirchilleba

Population

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References