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Shire of Benalla

{{About|a local government entity in Victoria prior to 1994 that latterly did not include the city|the current entity created in 2002 including both areas|Rural City of Benalla|the former council of the city itself|City of Benalla}}

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{{Infobox Australian place

| type = lga

| name = Shire of Benalla

| state = vic

| region = Hume

| area = 2322

| est = 1868

| seat = Benalla

| pop = 5670

| pop_year = 1992

| pop_footnotes = {{cite book|title=Victorian Year Book|author=Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office|year=1994|page=52|issn= 0067-1223}}

| logo =

| image = Old lga Benalla.png

| caption = Location in Victoria

| county = Delatite, Moira

| near-nw = Shepparton

| near-n = Tungamah

| near-ne = Wangaratta

| near-w = Violet Town

| near-e = Oxley

| near-sw = Euroa

| near-s = Mansfield

| near-se = Oxley

| _noautocat = yes

}}

The Shire of Benalla was a local government area about {{convert|188|km|mi|0}} northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of {{convert|2322|km2|sqmi|1}}, and existed from 1868 until 1994. From 1948 onwards, Benalla itself was managed by a different entity, later known as the City of Benalla.

History

Benalla was first incorporated as a road district on 4 September 1868, and became a shire on 3 September 1869. The declared area included the Shire of Euroa, which was severed and incorporated on 3 November 1879.{{cite book|title=Victorian Municipal Directory|year=1992|publisher=Arnall & Jackson|location=Brunswick|pages=600–601}} Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.

Over the following years, the Shire of Benalla lost small amounts of territory at its edges:

On 1 September 1948, after considerable growth of Benalla as a regional centre, the Central Riding was severed, and became the Borough of Benalla, later becoming the City of Benalla, on 26 May 1965. On four occasions (10 April 1956, 1 February 1964, 17 September 1969, 13 February 1980), land was transferred to the City of Benalla.

On 18 November 1994, the Shire of Benalla was abolished, and along with the City of Benalla, the Shire of Mansfield, and the Warrenbayne district of the Shire of Violet Town, was merged into the newly created Shire of Delatite. The Glenrowan district was transferred to the newly created Rural City of Wangaratta.{{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|author-link=Australian Bureau of Statistics|date=1 August 1995|publisher=Commonwealth of Australia|page=5,9|isbn=0-642-23117-6|access-date=2008-01-05}}

The Shire of Delatite itself was abolished in 2002, with its former area divided between the Rural City of Benalla and the Shire of Mansfield.[https://www.victorianplaces.com.au/delatite-shire Delatite Shire] Victorian Places

Wards

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

  • Devenish Riding
  • Mokoan Riding
  • Tatong Riding
  • Warrenbayne Riding

Towns and localities

Population

class="wikitable"
Year

! Population

19478,461
19544,407+
19583,690*
19613,718
19663,732
19713,329
19763,576
19814,216
19865,002
19915,519

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

+ The combined population of the Shire and Borough in 1954 was 10,452.

References

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Benalla

Category:1868 establishments in Australia

Category:1994 disestablishments in Australia