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The Shire of Wycheproof was a
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about northwest of
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. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1894 until 1995.


History

Wycheproof was originally part of the St Arnaud Road District, which was incorporated in 1861, and became a Shire in 1864. On 27 April 1894, the North Riding of the Shire was severed and proclaimed as the Shire of Wycheproof, after a successful petition from the residents of Wycheproof to the Commissioner of Public Works. Over the years, several boundary changes occurred: Accessed at
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, La Trobe Reading Room. * 31 May 1897 - Parts of the Shire of Castle Donnington was annexed as the Tyrrell Riding. * 28 April 1898 - Parts of the
Shire of Donald The Shire of Donald was a local government area about west-northwest of Bendigo, in western Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1861 until 1995. History Donald was originally incorporated as the St Arnaud Roa ...
was annexed to the South Riding. * 31 May 1906 - Wycheproof lost parts of its Tyrrell Riding to the Shire of Karkarooc. * 21 December 1936 - Parts of the
Shire of Swan Hill The Shire of Swan Hill was a Local government in Australia, local government area in north-western Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, along the Murray River. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1893 until 1995. From 1939 onw ...
annexed as part of the Tyrrell Riding * 10 May 1949 - Wycheproof lost parts of its Central Riding to the Shire of Birchip. On 20 January 1995, the Shire of Wycheproof was abolished, and along with the Shires of
Birchip Birchip is a town in the Mallee region of Victoria, Australia on the Sunraysia Highway north of Donald. The town is located in the Shire of Buloke local government area. At the , Birchip had a population of 694, down from the 2016 figure of 7 ...
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and parts of the
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, was merged into the newly created
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Wards

Wycheproof was divided into four ridings, each of which elected three councillors, except for Bunguluke which elected two councillors. * Bunguluke Riding * Myall Riding * Thalia Riding * Tyrrell Riding


Towns and localities

* Council seat.


Population

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.


References


External links

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Victorian Places - Wycheproof Shire
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Wycheproof Wycheproof is a town in the centre of the Shire of Buloke, in north western Victoria, Australia. As of the , it had a population of 610. History The name "Wycheproof" originates from an Aboriginal word meaning 'grass on a hill', referring to ...
1894 establishments in Australia