The Shire of Maffra was a local government area about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north-northwest of Sale, the major regional centre in central Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 4,167.43 square kilometres (1,609.1 sq mi), and existed from 1875 until 1994.

Shire of Maffra
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population10,630 (1992)[1]
 • Density2.5507/km2 (6.6064/sq mi)
Established1875
Area4,167.43 km2 (1,609.1 sq mi)
Council seatMaffra
RegionCentral Gippsland
CountyTanjil, Wonnangatta
LGAs around Shire of Maffra:
Oxley Bright Bright
Mansfield Shire of Maffra Avon
Narracan Rosedale Sale (C)

History

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Maffra was incorporated as a shire in October 1875. Part of its Eastern Riding was annexed to the Shire of Avon on 2 May 1917.[2]

On 2 December 1994, the Shire of Maffra was abolished, and along with the City of Sale, the Shires of Alberton and Avon, and parts of the Shire of Rosedale, was merged into the newly created Shire of Wellington.[3]

Wards

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The Shire of Maffra was divided into four ridings, each of which elected three councillors:

  • Town Riding
  • Central Riding
  • East Riding
  • West Riding

Shire presidents

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Presidents of the Shire of Maffra (1875-1892)[4]
Years served Name Riding
1875-1876 Henry Gordon Glassford
1876-1879 Allan McLean JP
1879-1880 John Carpenter
1880-1881 Henry Gordon Glassford
1881-1882 George Davis
1882-1884 Michael Landy JP
1884-1887 George Davis Western
1887-1888 Frederick Horstman Central
1888-1889 Michael Landy JP Eastern
1889-1890 John James Linton JP Eastern
1890-1892 Edward Riggall Western

Towns and localities

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* Council seat.

Population

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Year Population
1954 8,554
1958 8,930*
1961 8,758
1966 8,511
1971 8,515
1976 8,479
1981 8,707
1986 9,564
1991 10,117

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References

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  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. pp. 49–52. ISSN 0067-1223.
  2. ^ Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 747–748. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
  3. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (1 August 1995). Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification (PDF). Commonwealth of Australia. p. 12. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 5 January 2008.
  4. ^ Kemp, Doris (1975). Maffra: The history of the shire to 1975. Maffra Library. pp. 150–151.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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