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Shire of Bright

Coordinates: 36°44′S 146°58′E / 36.733°S 146.967°E / -36.733; 146.967
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Shire of Bright
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population6,570 (1992)[1]
 • Density2.1139/km2 (5.475/sq mi)
Established1862
Area3,108 km2 (1,200.0 sq mi)
Council seatBright
RegionHume
CountyBogong, Delatite, Dargo, Wonnangatta
LGAs around Shire of Bright:
Myrtleford Yackandandah Tallangatta
Myrtleford Shire of Bright Omeo
Maffra Avon Omeo

The Shire of Bright was a local government area about 280 kilometres (174 mi) east-northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 3,108 square kilometres (1,200.0 sq mi), and existed from 1862 until 1994.

History

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Bright was first incorporated as a road district on 8 August 1862, and became a shire on 29 June 1866. On 17 May 1960, the Shire of Myrtleford was created out of its western border region.[2]

On 18 November 1994, the Shire of Bright was abolished, and along with the Shire of Myrtleford and various surrounding districts, was merged into the newly created Alpine Shire.[3]

Wards

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The Shire of Bright was divided into four ridings on 16 May 1961, each of which elected three councillors:

  • Bright Riding
  • Ovens Riding
  • Kiewa Riding
  • Mt Beauty Riding

Towns and localities

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* Council seat.

Population

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Year Population
1954 8,060
1958 9,740*
1961 4,331
1966 4,502
1971 4,659
1976 5,274
1981 6,794
1986 8,505
1991 11,828

* 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. 607–608. 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. 4. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 5 January 2008.
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36°44′S 146°58′E / 36.733°S 146.967°E / -36.733; 146.967