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词条 Shire of Ballarat
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  1. History

  2. Wards

  3. Towns and localities

  4. Population

  5. References

{{Infobox Australian place | type = lga
| name = Shire of Ballarat
| state = vic
| region =
| area = 481.74
| est = 1856
| seat = Wendouree
| pop = 19,530 | pop_year = 1992
| pop_footnotes = [1]
| logo = Ballarat (Shire) Council 1994.jpg
| image = Old lga Ballarat.png
| image2 = LearmonthBallaaratShireOffice.JPG
| caption = Location in Victoria
| caption2 = Historic shire office at Learmonth
| county = Ripon, Talbot, Grenville
| near-nw = Lexton
| near-n = Talbot and Clunes
| near-ne = Creswick
| near-w = Lexton
| near-e = Bungaree
| near-sw = Ripon
| near-s = Grenville
| near-se = Ballaarat
| _noautocat = yes
}}

The Shire of Ballarat was a local government area immediately to the northwest and west of the regional city of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of {{convert|481.74|km2|sqmi|1}}, and existed from 1856 until 1994.

History

Ballarat was first incorporated as a road district on 7 October 1856, and became a shire on 24 November 1863.[2]

On 6 May 1994, the Shire of Ballarat was abolished, and, along with the City of Ballaarat, the Borough of Sebastopol and parts of the Shires of Bungaree, Buninyong, Grenville and Ripon, was merged into the newly created City of Ballarat.[3]

Wards

The Shire of Ballarat was divided into four ridings on 11 November 1952, each of which elected three councillors:

  • Alfredton Riding
  • Central Riding
  • Rural Riding
  • Showgrounds Riding

Towns and localities

  • Wendouree
  • Addington
  • Ascot
  • Alfredton (shared with the City of Ballaarat)
  • Bald Hills
  • Ballarat North
  • Blowhard
  • Burrumbeet
  • Cardigan
  • Cardigan Village
  • Coghills Creek
  • Dowling
  • Glendaruel
  • Invermay Park
  • Learmonth
  • Miners Rest
  • Mitchell Park
  • Mount Rowan
  • Sulky
  • Tourello
  • Weatherboard
  • Windermere

Population

Year Population
1954 6,145
1958 7,970*
1961 10,102
1966 12,254
1971 14,405
1976 17,037
1981 18,845
1986 19,110
1991 18,802
* Estimate in 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References

1. ^{{cite book|title=Victorian Year Book|author=Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office|year=1994|pages=49–52|issn= 0067-1223}}
2. ^{{cite book|title=Victorian Municipal Directory|year=1992|publisher=Arnall & Jackson|location=Brunswick|pages=584}} Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
3. ^{{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=|isbn=0-642-23117-6|accessdate=2008-01-05}}
{{Victoria former LGAs}}{{Coord|37|25|S|143|43|E|type:adm2nd_region:AU-VIC|display=title}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Shire Of Ballarat}}

1 : Former local government areas of Victoria (Australia)

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