The Shire of Oxley was a

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, immediately to the south of the city of

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, which housed the shire's council chambers. Oxley covered an area of , and existed from 1862 until 1994.

History

The Oxley Road District was incorporated on 21 November 1862, and became a shire on 12 December 1865, after changes to local government legislation. Subsequently, it was divided into Eastern, Central and Western Ridings, each of which elected three councillors. Accessed at

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, La Trobe Reading Room. On 18 November 1994, the Shire of Oxley was abolished, and along with the City of Wangaratta, the Shire of Wangaratta and various surrounding districts, was merged into the newly created

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. The councillors of the Oxley Shire commissioned Graham Jones to prepare a history of the shire, which was published in 1995 as ''Memories of Oxley''.

Towns

Population

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References

External links

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Victorian Places - Oxley Shire
Oxley 1862 establishments in Australia {{VictoriaAU-geo-stub