Former Local government areas (LGAs) in the Australian state of Tasmania are amalgamated or cancelled areas.
Tasmania has had a large number of former LGAs.
In 1907, 149 LGAs were reduced by mergers and amalgamation to 53 LGAs. By the time of a large scale overhaul in 1993, 46 LGAs were reduced to 29 LGAs.[1]
The list below is incomplete:
- Municipality of Beaconsfield[2]
- Municipality of Bothwell[2]
- Bruny Island Council
- Municipality of Glamorgan
- Municipality of Gormanston[2] Now incorporated into West Coast Council.
- Municipality of Green Ponds[2]
- Municipality of Longford[4]
- Municipality of New Norfolk[2]
- Municipality of Queenborough[7]
- Municipality of Queenstown[8] Now incorporated into West Coast Council.
- Municipality of Richmond[2]
- Municipality of Ringarooma[2]
- Municipality of Ross[4]
- Municipality of Scottsdale[2]
- Municipality of St Leonards[2]
- Municipality of Spring Bay
- Municipality of Strahan[2] Now incorporated into West Coast Council
- Municipality of Ulverstone[2] (formerly Municipality of Leven)[9]
- Municipality of Waratah[2]
- Municipality of Wynyard[2] (formerly called Table Cape Council)[10]
- Municipality of Westbury[2]
- Municipality of Zeehan[2] Now incorporated into West Coast Council.
See also[edit]
- List of localities in Tasmania
- Local government areas of Tasmania
- Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives#Tasmania
References[edit]
- ^ "Is Amalgamation a 'Silver Bullet'?" (PDF). lgat.tas.gov.au. Australia: Centre for Local Government, University of New England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "1971 census" (PDF). auststats.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ "CENSUS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA, 4TH APRIL, 1921. TASMANIA" (PDF). ausstats.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Your Council – Northern Midlands". northernmidlands.tas.gov.au. Northern Midlands Council. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ Esperance Municipal Council TA104 [Records], Libraries Tasmania, 1907, retrieved 26 October 2021
- ^ a b "Agency Details – FINGAL MUNICIPAL COUNCIL". search.archives.tas.gov.au. LINC Tasmania. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ "CENSUS OF THE C()MMONWEAL TH OF AUSTRAUA TAKEN FOR THE NIGHT BETWEEN THE 2nd and 3rd APRIL, 1911" (PDF). ausstats.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ "CENSUS 30th June, 1954 – P ART I. – ANALYSIS OF POPULATION IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS" (PDF). ausstats.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ "Agency Details ULVERSTONE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL". archives.tas.gov.au. LINC Tasmania. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ "CENSUS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA. 30th June, 1947. CENSUS BULLETIN No. (C.S. No. 760.) 7735. Population in Local Government· Areas," (PDF). ausstats.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
External links[edit]
- Map of Local Government Areas (PDF) (Map). Government of Tasmania. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2017.