Shire of Tallangatta

Infobox Australian Place | type = lga
name = Shire of Tallangatta
state = vic
region =
area = 4090.72
est = 1869
seat = Tallangatta
pop = 4350 (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 = Benambra, Bogong
near-nw = Wodonga
near-n = "Greater Hume (NSW)"
near-ne = "Tumbarumba (NSW)"
near-w = Yackandandah
near-e = Upper Murray
near-sw = Bright
near-s = Omeo
near-se = Omeo
_noautocat = yes

The Shire of Tallangatta was a Local Government Area located about convert|340|km|mi|0 northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of convert|4090.72|km2|sqmi|1, and existed from 1869 until 1994.

History

Tallangatta was first incorporated as the Towong District on 12 March 1869, and became the Shire of Towong on 1 May 1874. In October 1920, the Corryong Riding and part of the Murray Riding split away to form the Shire of Upper Murray. On 8 March 1874, the shire was renamed Tallangatta.cite book|title=Victorian Municipal Directory|year=1992|publisher=Arnall & Jackson|location=Brunswick|pages=852-853 Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.]

On 18 November 1994, the Shire was abolished, and merged with the Shire of Upper Murray into the Shire of Towong—hence restoring the original pre-1920 entity. [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=11|isbn=0-642-23117-6|accessdate=2008-01-05]

Wards

Tallangatta was divided into three ridings, each of which elected three councillors:
* Murray Riding
* Mitta Mitta Riding
* Tallangatta Riding

Towns and Localities

Population

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References