Shire of Newham and Woodend | |||||||||||||
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 Former Council chambers in Woodend | |||||||||||||
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 The Shire of Newham and Woodend as at its dissolution in 1995 | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| Region | North Central Victoria | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1861 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Woodend | ||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 246.05 km2 (95.00 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 5,560 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 22.597/km2 (58.53/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| County | Bourke,Dalhousie | ||||||||||||
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TheShire of Newham and Woodend was alocal government area about 70 kilometres (43 mi) northwest ofMelbourne, the state capital ofVictoria,Australia. The shire covered an area of 246.05 square kilometres (95.0 sq mi), and existed from 1861 until 1995.
TheWoodend, Newham and Rochford Road District was incorporated on 3 December 1861, and became the Shire of Newham on 6 April 1871. Following its union with the Borough of Woodend on 11 January 1905, it became the Shire of Newham and Woodend.[2]
On 19 January 1995, the Shire of Newham and Woodend was abolished, and along with the Shires ofGisborne,Kyneton andRomsey, was merged into the newly createdShire of Macedon Ranges.[3]
Newham and Woodend was divided into three ridings on 7 May 1953, each of which elected three councillors:
* Council seat.
| Year | Population |
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| 1954 | 2,058 |
| 1958 | 2,150* |
| 1961 | 2,102 |
| 1966 | 1,995 |
| 1971 | 2,092 |
| 1976 | 2,394 |
| 1981 | 3,404 |
| 1986 | 4,346 |
| 1991 | 5,238 |
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
