The Shire of Belfast was a

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about west-southwest of

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. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1853 until 1994.

History

Belfast was first incorporated as a road district on 29 June 1853, and became a shire on 8 December 1863. Accessed at

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, La Trobe Reading Room. On 23 September 1994, the Shire of Belfast was abolished, and along with the Borough of Port Fairy, the Shires of Minhamite and

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, and parts of the Shires of Dundas, Mount Rouse,

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and the Tower Hill State Game Reserve, was merged into the newly created

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Wards

The Shire of Belfast was divided into three ridings, each of which elected three councillors: * Kirkstall Riding * Moyne Riding * Yambuk Riding

Towns and localities

* Codrington *

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* Rosebrook * St Helens * Toolong * Tyrendarra East *

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Population

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References

External links

*
Victorian Places - Belfast Shire
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