City of Hamilton (Victoria)

City of Hamilton Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population	10,180 (1992)[1]
• Density	493.2/km2 (1,277.4/sq mi)
Established	1859
Area	20.64 km2 (8.0 sq mi)
Council seat	Hamilton
Region	Barwon South West
County	Dundas, Normanby

The City of Hamilton was a local government area about 300 kilometres (186 mi) west of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of 20.64 square kilometres (8.0 sq mi), and existed from 1859 until 1994. Its area was surrounded by the Shire of Dundas.

Hamilton was first incorporated as a municipal district on 1 November 1859. It became a borough on 11 September 1863, and a town on 28 March 1928. It was proclaimed as a city on 22 November 1949.^[2]

On 23 September 1994, the City of Hamilton was abolished, and along with the Shire of Wannon and parts of the Shires of Dundas and Mount Rouse, was merged into the newly created Shire of Southern Grampians.^[3]

The City of Hamilton was not subdivided into wards, and its nine councillors represented the entire area.

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

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  Hamilton Big Wool Bales
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  Botanic Gardens
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  CWA
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  Fire Station
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  Grey Street
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  Library
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  Hamilton Mechanics Institute
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  Hamilton Memorial George V
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  Hamilton National Australia Bank
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  Hamilton Post Office
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  Boer War Memorial
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  Hamilton Vietnam War Memorial
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  Hamilton War Memorial
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  Hamilton in 1927
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  Anglican Church
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  Lutheran Church
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  Presbyterian Church
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  Catholic Church
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  Uniting Church

• Victorian Places - Hamilton

37°44′S 142°01′E / 37.733°S 142.017°E / -37.733; 142.017