The Shire of Lowan was a
local government area
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in the
Wimmera
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region of western
Victoria
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,
Australia
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. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1875 until 1995.
History
Lowan was originally part of the
Shire of Wimmera
The Shire of Wimmera was a local government area in the Wimmera region of western Victoria, Australia. The municipality covered an area of , and existed from 1862 until 1995. Although its shire offices were located in Horsham, Horsham itself wa ...
, which was incorporated in 1862. On 31 December 1875, Lowan became a shire in its own right. Several parts of the shire split away in its first 20 years;
* the
Shire of Dimboola severed from Lowan and incorporated on 2 April 1885;
* the West Riding was severed to form the
Shire of Lawloit (
Kaniva
Kaniva is a town in Victoria, Australia. It is located on the Western Highway, north of Little Desert National Park, in the Shire of West Wimmera local government area. It is located roughly east of the South Australian border and east of Bo ...
) on 29 May 1891;
* the South Riding was severed to form the
Shire of Kowree
Shire () is a traditional term for an administrative division of land in Great Britain and some other English-speaking countries. It is generally synonymous with county (such as Cheshire and Worcestershire). British counties are among the oldes ...
on 29 May 1894.
Like many western shires, it lost a remote section to its north, when the
Shire of Walpeup
The Shire of Walpeup was a local government area in northwestern Victoria, Australia, along the South Australian border. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1911 until 1995.
History
Walpeup was incorporated as a shire on 1 November ...
was created on 1 November 1911.
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, La Trobe Reading Room.
On 20 January 1995, the Shire of Lowan was abolished, and along with the Shire of Dimboola, was merged into the newly created
Shire of Hindmarsh
The Shire of Hindmarsh is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the western part of the state. It covers an area of and in June 2018 had a population of 5,645, having fallen from 5,852 in June 2013.
It includes the towns o ...
.
Wards
The Shire of 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
* Baker
* Balrootan North
* Boyeo
*
Broughton
* Kinimakatka
*
Netherby
*
Nhill
Nhill is a town in the Wimmera, in western Victoria, Australia. Nhill is located on the Western Highway, halfway between Adelaide and Melbourne. At the , Nhill had a
population of 1,749. "Nhill" is believed to be a Wergaia word meaning "early ...
*
* Propodollah
* Tarraginnie
* Waggon Flat
* Winiam
* Yannac
* Council seat.
Population
* Estimates in 1958, 1983 and 1988 Victorian Year Books.
References
External links
*
Victorian Places - Lowan Shire
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Lowan
1875 establishments in Australia