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Shire of Upper Murray

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Population
  
2,450 (1992)

County
  
Benambra

Area
  
2,460 kmĀ²

Council seat
  
Corryong

Established
  
1920

Shire of Upper Murray
  
Tumbarumba (NSW)

Founded
  
1920

Shire of Upper Murray

The Shire of Upper Murray was a local government area about 400 kilometres (249 mi) northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 2,459.81 square kilometres (949.7 sq mi), and existed from 1920 until 1994.

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History

Upper Murray originally existed as the Corryong Riding and part of the Murray Riding of the Shire of Towong, and was first incorporated as a shire on 1 October 1920.

On 18 November 1994, the Shire re-merged with the Shire of Tallangatta, which had remained from the original Towong shire, into the new Shire of Towong.

Wards

Upper Murray was divided into three ridings, each of which elected three councillors:

  • Corryong Riding
  • Cudgewa Riding
  • Tintaldra Riding
  • Towns and localities

  • Corryong
  • Biggara
  • Cudgewa
  • Staceys Bridge
  • Tintaldra
  • Towong
  • Population

    * Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

    References

    Shire of Upper Murray Wikipedia