Shire of Oxley
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = lga
| name = Shire of Oxley
| state = vic
| region = Hume
| area = 2789.2
| est = 1862
| seat = Wangaratta
| pop = 5,310
| pop_year = 1992
| pop_footnotes = {{cite book|title=Victorian Year Book|author=Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office|year=1994|page=53|issn= 0067-1223}}
| logo =
| image = Old lga Oxley.png
| image2 = OxleyShireHall.JPG
| caption = Location in Victoria
| caption2 = Oxley Shire Hall
| county = Delatite
| near-nw = Wangaratta (C)
| near-n = Wangaratta (S)
| near-ne = Beechworth
| near-w = Benalla
| near-e = Myrtleford
| near-sw = Mansfield
| near-s = Mansfield
| near-se = Maffra
| _noautocat = yes
}}
The Shire of Oxley was a local government area in Victoria, Australia, immediately to the south of the city of Wangaratta, which housed the shire's council chambers. Oxley covered an area of {{convert|2789.2|km2|sqmi|2}}, and existed from 1862 until 1994.
History
The Oxley Road District was incorporated on 21 November 1862, and became a shire on 12 December 1865, after changes to local government legislation. Subsequently, it was divided into Eastern, Central and Western Ridings, each of which elected three councillors.{{cite book|title=Victorian Municipal Directory|year=1992|publisher=Arnall & Jackson|location=Brunswick|pages=803–804}} Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
On 18 November 1994, the Shire of Oxley was abolished, and along with the City of Wangaratta, the Shire of Wangaratta and various surrounding districts, was merged into 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=9|isbn=0-642-23117-6|access-date=2008-01-05}}
The councillors of the Oxley Shire commissioned Graham Jones to prepare a history of the shire, which was published in 1995 as Memories of Oxley.
Towns
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Population
| class="wikitable" | |
| Year
! Population | |
|---|---|
| 1954 | 4,393 |
| 1958 | 4,570* |
| 1961 | 5,229 |
| 1966 | 5,356 |
| 1971 | 5,595 |
| 1976 | 4,974 |
| 1981 | 4,860 |
| 1986 | 4,916 |
| 1991 | 5,047 |
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
References
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External links
- {{Victorian local government areas pre-1994 vs present map link}}
- [https://www.victorianplaces.com.au/oxley-shire Victorian Places - Oxley Shire]
{{Victoria former LGAs}}
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Category:1862 establishments in Australia
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