“Shire of Bright”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

词条

Shire of Bright

释义

History
Wards
Towns and localities
Population
References

{{Infobox Australian place | type = lga
| name = Shire of Bright
| state = vic
| region =
| area = 3108
| est = 1862
| seat = Bright
| pop = 6,570 | pop_year = 1992
| pop_footnotes = ^[1]
| logo = Bright Council.jpg
| image = Old lga Bright.png
| caption = Location in Victoria
| county = Bogong, Delatite, Dargo, Wonnangatta
| near-nw = Myrtleford
| near-n = Yackandandah
| near-ne = Tallangatta
| near-w = Myrtleford
| near-e = Omeo
| near-sw = Maffra
| near-s = Avon
| near-se = Omeo
| _noautocat = yes
}}

The Shire of Bright was a local government area about {{convert|280|km|mi|0}} east-northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of {{convert|3108|km2|sqmi|1}}, and existed from 1862 until 1994.

History

Bright was first incorporated as a road district on 8 August 1862, and became a shire on 29 June 1866. On 17 May 1960, the Shire of Myrtleford was created out of its western border region.^[2]

On 18 November 1994, the Shire of Bright was abolished, and, along with the Shire of Myrtleford and various surrounding districts, was merged into the newly created Alpine Shire.^[3]

Wards

The Shire of Bright was divided into four ridings on 16 May 1961, each of which elected three councillors:

Bright Riding
Ovens Riding
Kiewa Riding
Mt Beauty Riding

Towns and localities

Bogong High Plains
Bright
Buckland
Eurobin
Falls Creek
Freeburgh
Germantown
Harrietville
Mount Beauty

Mount Buffalo
Mount Feathertop
Mount Hotham
Porepunkah
Smoko
Tawonga
Tawonga South
Wandiligong

Population

Year	Population
1954	8,060
1958	9,740*
1961	4,331
1966	4,502
1971	4,659
1976	5,274
1981	6,794
1986	8,505
1991	11,828

* Estimate in the 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=607–608}} 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=4|isbn=0-642-23117-6|accessdate=2008-01-05}}

{{Victoria former LGAs}}{{coord|36|44|S|146|58|E|type:adm2nd_region:AU-VIC|display=title}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Shire Of Bright}}

1 : Former local government areas of Victoria (Australia)

随便看

开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识，基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识，是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。