The Shire of Rutherglen was a local government area about north-northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1862 until 1994.
History
Rutherglen was incorporated as a road district on 12 September 1862, and became a shire on 16 June 1871. Part of its Lilliput Riding was lost to the Shire of Chiltern in February 1917. On 15 December 1920, the Borough of Rutherglen, which had been gazetted on 12 September 1862, with an area of , was merged into the shire as its Central Riding. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
On 18 November 1994, the Shire of Rutherglen was abolished, and along with parts of the Shires of Beechworth, Chiltern and Yackandandah, was merged into the newly created Shire of Indigo.
Wards
Rutherglen was divided into three wards, each of which elected three councillors: Central Ward East Ward West Ward
Towns and localities Browns Plains Cornishtown Gooramadda Great Northern Lilliput Prentice North Rutherglen* Wahgunyah (opposite Corowa, New South Wales)
* Council seat.
Population Year Population 1954 2,897 1958 2,990* 1961 2,655 1966 2,552 1971 2,473 1976 2,612 1981 2,774 1986 2,980 1991 3,369
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
References
External links
Victorian Places - Rutherford