The Shire of Rutherglen was a Local Government Area located about 275 kilometres (171 mi) north-northeast of Melbourne

Melbourne

Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...

, the state capital of Victoria

Victoria (Australia)

Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....

, Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

. The shire covered an area of 530.9 square kilometres (205 sq mi), and existed from 1862 until 1994.

History

Rutherglen was first incorporated as a 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

Shire of Chiltern

The Shire of Chiltern was a Local Government Area located about north-northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1862 until 1994.-History:...

 in February 1917. On 15 December 1920, the Borough of Rutherglen, which had been gazetted on 12 September 1862 with an area of 518 hectares (1,280 acre), was merged into the Shire as its Central Riding.

On 18 November 1994, the Shire was abolished, and merged with most of the Shires of Beechworth

United Shire of Beechworth

The United Shire of Beechworth was a Local Government Area located about northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1856 until 1994.-History:...

, Chiltern

Shire of Chiltern

The Shire of Chiltern was a Local Government Area located about north-northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1862 until 1994.-History:...

 and Yackandandah

Shire of Yackandandah

The Shire of Yackandandah was a Local Government Area located about northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1862 until 1994.-History:...

 into the 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

• Rutherglen
  Rutherglen, Victoria
  Rutherglen is a small town in north-eastern Victoria, Australia, near the Murray River border with New South Wales. The town was named after the Scottish town of Rutherglen which lies just outside Glasgow...
  
  
• Wahgunyah
  Wahgunyah, Victoria
  Wahgunyah is a small town in northeastern Victoria, Australia. It is located on the southern bank of the Murray River, opposite Corowa, New South Wales. Wahgunyah is approximately north of Rutherglen and west of Albury and Wodonga. At the 2006 census, Wahgunyah had a population of 809...
  
   (opposite Corowa, New South Wales
  Corowa, New South Wales
  Corowa is a town in the state of New South Wales in Australia. It is on the bank of the Murray River, the border between New South Wales and Victoria, opposite the Victorian town of Wahgunyah. Corowa is the administrative centre of Corowa Shire...
  
  
• Browns Plains
• Cornishtown
• Gooramadda
• Great Northern
• Lilliput
• Prentice North

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.