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Shire of Yackandandah

The Shire of Yackandandah was a local government area about 290 kilometres (180 mi) northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 1,148.75 square kilometres (443.5 sq mi), and existed from 1862 until 1994.

Shire of Yackandandah
Local government area
Location in Victoria
Location in Victoria
Map
The Shire of Yackandandah as at its dissolution in 1994
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
RegionHume
Established1862
Council seatYackandandah
Area
 • Total
1,148.75 km2 (443.53 sq mi)
Population
 • Total4,660 (1992)[1]
 • Density4.057/km2 (10.507/sq mi)
CountyBogong
LGAs around Shire of Yackandandah
Chiltern Wodonga Tallangatta
Beechworth Shire of Yackandandah Tallangatta
Myrtleford Bright Tallangatta

History

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Road District

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Yackandandah residents began the process towards the establishment of a road district on 8 August 1862.[2] The rate roll was confirmed on 5 May 1863.[3]

At the meeting on 3 March 1863, the Board members present were W. Welshman, (Chair), Power, Robinson, Osborne, McIlree, and D Mongan.[4] The meeting agreed to develop plans to improve 'the the three worst gullies on the Gap road, between Beechworth' and Yackandandah. The Board was collecting tolls on the punt across the Little (Kiewa) River.[5]

At the April meeting the Board received a memorial from the township inhabitants, 'stating that they would consent to pay double the assessment for the present year, if improvements were made' to prevent the stores in town from being flooded.[6]

On 27 March 1863 Yackandandah Board (along with several other Boards around the State) received a grant of £1,000 from the Government.[7]

The terms of the members of the first Board ended on 10 September 1863.[8]

The next election for the Board was held at the Clarence Hotel on 18 March 1864.[9] Among the members of the new Board were Pooley, Power, Sturt, and Rudd (Publican of the Waterloo Hotel)[10].[11] Power, Rudd and Pooley went on to be Shire Councillors.[12]

Shire established

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The Road District became a Shire on 30 December 1864.[13] It was originally created with a larger area, but it lost land to the Shire of Chiltern in two transfers; on 14 May 1913 and 30 May 1917.[14]

On 18 November 1994, the Shire of Yackandandah was abolished, and along with parts of the Shires of Beechworth, Chiltern and Rutherglen, was merged into the newly created Shire of Indigo. The Baranduda district was transferred to the Rural City of Wodonga, while the Dederang district was transferred into the newly created Alpine Shire.[15]

Wards

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The Shire of Yackandandah was divided into three ridings:

  • Yackandandah Riding (4 councillors)
  • Kiewa Riding (3 councillors)
  • Dederang Riding (2 councillors)

Towns and localities

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* Council seat.

Population

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Year Population
19543,131
19583,170*
19613,093
19663,062
19712,971
19763,151
19813,476
19863,989
19914,662

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References

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  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. pp. 49–52. ISSN 0067-1223.
  2. ↑ "LOCAL INTELLIGENCE". Ovens And Murray Advertiser. No. 1463. Victoria, Australia. 21 August 1862. p. 2. Retrieved 8 June 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ "LOCAL INTELLIGENCE". Ovens And Murray Advertiser. No. 1569. Victoria, Australia. 28 April 1863. p. 2. Retrieved 8 June 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "YACKANDANDAH ROAD BOARD". Ovens And Murray Advertiser. No. 1547. Victoria, Australia. 7 March 1863. p. 4. Retrieved 8 June 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ "YACKANDANDAH ROAD BOARD". Ovens And Murray Advertiser. No. 1547. Victoria, Australia. 7 March 1863. p. 4. Retrieved 8 June 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "YACKANDANDAH ROAD BOARD". Ovens And Murray Advertiser. No. 1561. Victoria, Australia. 9 April 1863. p. 4. Retrieved 8 June 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ↑ "GRANTS TO ROAD BOARDS". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 5, 279. Victoria, Australia. 8 May 1863. p. 7. Retrieved 8 June 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ↑ "YACKANDANDAH". Ovens And Murray Advertiser. No. 1612. Victoria, Australia. 6 August 1863. p. 3. Retrieved 8 June 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ↑ "GOVERNMENT GAZETTE". The Age. No. 2, 916. Victoria, Australia. 2 March 1864. p. 5. Retrieved 8 June 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ↑ "ORIGINAL POETRY". Ovens And Murray Advertiser. No. 1729. Victoria, Australia. 5 May 1864. p. 3. Retrieved 8 June 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ↑ "YACKANDANDAH ROAD BOARD". Ovens And Murray Advertiser. No. 1786. Victoria, Australia. 15 September 1864. p. 3. Retrieved 8 June 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. ↑ "YACKANDANDAH SHIRE COUNCIL". Ovens And Murray Advertiser. No. 1906. Victoria, Australia. 20 June 1865. p. 3. Retrieved 8 June 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  13. ↑ "THE NEWS OF THE DAY". The Age. No. 3, 175. Victoria, Australia. 31 December 1864. p. 4. Retrieved 8 June 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  14. ↑ Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 903–904. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
  15. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (1 August 1995). Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification (PDF). Commonwealth of Australia. p. 4,8,12. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 5 January 2008.
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