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Coordinates: 36°20′S 141°39′E / 36.333°S 141.650°E / -36.333; 141.650
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[[File:Nhill Lowan Shire Hall.JPG|thumb|The Shire Hall in Nhill, built in 1888]]
[[File:Nhill Lowan Shire Hall.JPG|thumb|The Shire Hall in Nhill, built in 1888]]
The '''Shire of Lowan''' was a [[Local Government Areas of Australia|Local Government Area]] located in the [[Wimmera]] region of western [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]]. The shire covered an area of {{convert|2861|km2|sqmi|1}}, and existed from 1875 until 1995.
The '''Shire of Lowan''' was a [[Local government in Australia|Local Government Area]] located in the [[Wimmera]] region of western [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]]. The shire covered an area of {{convert|2861|km2|sqmi|1}}, and existed from 1875 until 1995.


==History==
==History==

Revision as of 15:44, 25 October 2012

Shire of Lowan
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population2,940 (1992)[1]
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Established1875
Area2,861 km2 (1,104.6 sq mi)
Council seatNhill
RegionWimmera
CountyLowan, Weeah
LGAs around Shire of Lowan:
Walpeup Walpeup Dimboola
Kaniva Shire of Lowan Dimboola
Kowree Kowree Arapiles
The Shire Hall in Nhill, built in 1888

The Shire of Lowan was a Local Government Area located in the Wimmera region of western Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 2,861 square kilometres (1,104.6 sq mi), and existed from 1875 until 1995.

History

Lowan was originally part of the Shire of Wimmera which incorporated in 1862. On 31 December 1875, Lowan became a shire in its own right. Several parts of it split away in its first 20 years—Dimboola on 2 April 1885, the West Riding as Kaniva (Lawloit) on 29 May 1891 and the South Riding as Kowree on 29 May 1894. Like many western shires, it lost a remote section to its north when Shire of Walpeup was created on 1 November 1911.[2]

On 20 January 1995, the Shire was abolished, and merged with the Shire of Dimboola into the Shire of Hindmarsh.[3]

Wards

Lowan was divided into four ridings on 31 May 1901, each of which elected three councillors:

  • East Riding
  • West Riding
  • South Riding
  • Southwest Riding

Towns and localities

  • Nhill
  • Yannac
  • Baker
  • Balrootan North
  • Boyeo
  • Broughton
  • Kinimakatka
  • Netherby
  • Propodollah
  • Tarraginnie
  • Waggon Flat
  • Winiam

Population

Year Population
1954 3,999
1958 4,130*
1961 3,872
1966 3,822
1971 3,489
1976 3,510
1981 3,350*
1986 3,220*
1991 2,990

* Estimates in 1958, 1983 and 1988 Victorian Year Books.

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. pp. 49–52. ISSN 0067-1223.
  2. ^ Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 744–745. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
  3. ^ 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. 7. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 2008-01-05.

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