The Shire of Tullaroop was a local government area about northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia, surrounding the regional centre of Maryborough. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1861 until 1995. Maryborough itself was managed by a separate entity, ultimately known as the City of Maryborough. After a large-scale statewide amalgamation program by the Victorian Government in 1994, they were united under the Shire of Central Goldfields.
History
Tullaroop was incorporated as a road district on 18 January 1861, and became a shire on 24 January 1865.
On 1 October 1915, two boroughs were united with Tullaroop; Carisbrook Borough, established on 7 August 1857, with an area of , and Majorca Borough, established on 28 December 1864, with an area of . Majorca Borough was originally known as Craigie Borough until 1876. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.Victorian Municipal Directory (1915), pp.298, 316.
On 20 January 1995, the Shire of Tullaroop was abolished, and along with the City of Maryborough and parts of the Shire of Bet Bet and surrounding districts, was merged into the newly created Shire of Central Goldfields. The Laanecoorie Reservoir was merged into the newly created Shire of Loddon.
Ridings
The Shire of Tullaroop was divided into four ridings, each of which elected three councillors: Carisbrook Riding Charlotte Plains Riding Norwood Riding Rodborough Riding
Towns and localities Adelaide Lead Alma Bowenvale Carisbrook Craigie Eddington Havelock Majorca Moores Flat Moolort Moonlight Flat Rodborough Simson Wareek
Population Year Population 1954 1,416 1958 1,460* 1961 1,376 1966 1,277 1971 1,193 1976 1,338 1981 1,647 1986 2,092 1991 2,643
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
References
External links
Victorian Places - Tullaroop Shire