The Shire of Avoca was a

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about northwest of

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. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1861 until 1994.

History

Avoca was first incorporated as a road district on 6 December 1861, and became a shire on 28 December 1864. In January 1941, it lost parts of its area to the

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. Accessed at

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, La Trobe Reading Room. On 23 September 1994, the Shire of Avoca was abolished, and along with the Shires of Lexton and

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, was merged into the newly created

Shire of Pyrenees The Shire of Pyrenees is a local government area (LGA) in Victoria, Australia, located in the western part of the state. It covers an area of and in June 2018 had a population of 7,353. It includes the towns of Avoca, Beaufort, Lexton and ...

. The district surrounding

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was transferred to the newly created

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in January 1995.

Wards

The Shire of Avoca was divided into three ridings, each of which elected three councillors: * Avoca Township Riding * East Riding * West Riding

Towns and localities

* Avoca* * Barkly * Crowlands * Frenchmans * Glenlofty *

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* Lamplough * Landsborough * Moonambel *

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* Percydale * Rathscar * Rathscar West * Redbank * Tanwood * Warrenmang * Wattle Creek * Council seat.

History

Wards

Towns and localities

Population

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