The Shire of Newstead was a local government area about northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1860 until 1995.
History
Newstead was first incorporated as a road district on 12 October 1860, and became a shire on 7 March 1865. On 1 October 1915, the Shire of Mount Alexander, created on 20 June 1871 with an area of , was merged into Newstead. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
On 20 January 1995, the Shire of Newstead was abolished, and along with the City of Castlemaine and the Shires of Maldon and Metcalfe, was merged into the newly created Shire of Mount Alexander.
Wards
The Shire of Newstead was divided into four ridings, each of which elected three councillors: Campbells Creek Riding Fryers Riding Loddon Riding South Riding
Towns and localities Cairn Curran Reservoir Campbells Creek Campbelltown Fryerstown Glenluce Guildford Muckleford South Newstead* Sandon Strangways Strathlea Tarilta Vaughan Welshmans Reef Werona Yandoit Hills Yapeen
* Council seat.
Population Year Population 1954 2,088 1958 2,150* 1961 1,874 1966 1,772 1971 1,622 1976 1,719 1981 1,954 1986 2,303 1991 2,821
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
References
External links
Victorian Places - Newstead and Newstead Shire