Shire of Dunmunkle
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = lga
| name = Shire of Dunmunkle
| state = vic
| region = Wimmera
| area = 1550
| est = 1877
| seat = Rupanyup
| pop = 2850
| pop_year = 1992
| pop_footnotes = {{cite book|title=Victorian Year Book|author=Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office|year=1994|pages=49–52|issn= 0067-1223}}
| logo =
| image = Old lga Dunmunkle.png
| caption = Location in Victoria
| 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
}}
{{Coord|36.43|S|142.70|E|format=dms|type:adm2nd_region:AU-VIC|display=title}}
The Shire of Dunmunkle was a local government area about {{convert|160|km|mi|0}} west of Bendigo and {{convert|50|km|mi|0}} east of Horsham, in western Victoria, Australia. The shire was bounded by the Yarriambiack Creek on the western boundary and the Richardson River on the east.{{Cite web|url = http://victorianplaces.com.au/dunmunkle-shire|title = Victorian Places|date = 2014|access-date = 12 February 2015|website = Victorian Places - Dunmunkle Shire|publisher = Monash University, University of Queensland}} 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 parts of the South and East Ridings of the 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 of Dunmunkle was abolished, and along with parts of the Shires of Karkarooc, Warracknabeal and Wimmera, was merged into the newly created Shire of Yarriambiack. The Avon-Richardson district was transferred to the newly created 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|author-link=Australian Bureau of Statistics|date=1 August 1995|publisher=Commonwealth of Australia|page=10,12|isbn=0-642-23117-6|access-date=2008-01-05}}
Wards
The Shire of Dunmunkle was divided into three wards, each of which elected three councillors:
- North Ward
- West Ward
- East Ward
Towns and localities
Population
| class="wikitable" | |
| Year
! Population | |
|---|---|
| 1954 | 4,110 |
| 1958 | 4,280* |
| 1961 | 4,086 |
| 1966 | 3,945 |
| 1971 | 3,544 |
| 1976 | 3,370 |
| 1981 | 3,071 |
| 1986 | 2,878 |
| 1991 | 2,683 |
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.victorianplaces.com.au/dunmunkle-shire Victorian Places - Dunmunkle Shire]
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