City of Hamilton (Victoria)

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.

City of Hamilton
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population10,180 (1992)[1]
 • Density493.2/km2 (1,277.4/sq mi)
Established1859
Area20.64 km2 (8.0 sq mi)
Council seatHamilton
CountyDundas, Normanby

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.[2]

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.[3]

The City of Hamilton was not subdivided into wards, and its nine councillors represented the entire area.

Population
Year Population
19548,507
19589,280*
19619,495
196610,052
19719,673
19769,504
19819,751
19869,969
19919,753

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

  • Hamilton Big Wool Bales
  • Botanic Gardens
  • CWA
  • Fire Station
  • Grey Street
  • Library
  • Hamilton Mechanics Institute
  • Hamilton Memorial George V
  • Hamilton National Australia Bank
  • Hamilton Post Office
  • Boer War Memorial
  • Hamilton Vietnam War Memorial
  • Hamilton War Memorial
  • Hamilton1927
  • Anglican Church
  • Lutheran Church
  • Presbyterian Church
  • Catholic Church
  • Uniting Church

References
  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. p. 388. 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. 11. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 5 January 2008.

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