Description
The Shire of Bet Bet was a local government area located about 180 kilometres (112 mi) northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia.
The Shire of Bet Bet was a local government area located about 180 kilometres (112 mi) northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 928.2 square kilometres (358.4 sq mi), and existed from 1861 until 1995.
History
Bet Bet was first incorporated as a road district on 18 January 1861, and became a shire on 20 September 1864.
On 1 October 1915, two boroughs were united with Bet Bet; Tarnagulla Borough, established on 12 August 1857, with an area of 20.77 square kilometres (8.02 sq mi), and Dunolly Borough, established on 21 May 1858, with an area of 23.31 square kilometres (9.00 sq mi).On 20 January 1995, the Shire of Bet Bet was abolished, and, along with the City of Maryborough, the Shire of Tullaroop and a number of surrounding districts, was merged into the newly created Shire of Central Goldfields. The Tarnagulla district was transferred to the newly created Shire of Loddon.
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Population: 101 - 1,000
Time zone: UTC +11:00
Area: 24.003 km2
Elevation: 51 to 200 metres
Town elevation: 181 m
Population number: 129
Local Government Area: Central Goldfields Shire Council
Attribution
This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Bet Bet, Victoria