Population 10,180 (1992) County Dundas, Normanby Founded 1859 | Established 1859 Area 20.64 km² Council seat Hamilton | |
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The City of Hamilton was a local government area about 300 kilometres (186 mi) west of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of 20.64 square kilometres (8.0 sq mi), and existed from 1859 until 1994. Its area was surrounded by the Shire of Dundas.
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History
Hamilton was first incorporated as a municipal district on 1 November 1859. It became a borough on 11 September 1863 and a town on 28 March 1928. It was proclaimed as a city on 22 November 1949.
On 23 September 1994, the City of Hamilton was abolished, and, along with the Shire of Wannon and parts of the Shires of Dundas and Mount Rouse, was merged into the newly created Shire of Southern Grampians.
The City of Hamilton was not subdivided into wards, and its nine councillors represented the entire area.
Population
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.