Shire of Yilgarn

The Shire of Yilgarn is a local government area in the Eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia about 400 kilometres (250 mi) east of Perth, the state capital. The Shire covers an area of 30,720 square kilometres (11,860 sq mi) and its seat of government is the town of Southern Cross. The main industries within the Shire are mining and farming.

History

In 1891, the Yilgarn Road District was gazetted. In 1918, it merged with the Municipality of Southern Cross (gazetted 1892). On 1 July 1961, it became a shire under the Local Government Act 1960.^[2]

Wards

The shire is divided into three wards.

Town Ward (four councillors)
North Ward (two councillors)
South Ward (three councillors)

Towns and localities

Many of the following are ghost towns associated with short-lived mineral booms between the 1890s and the 1940s.

Southern Cross
Baladjie
Bodallin
Bullfinch
Colreavy (also known as Golden Valley)
Corinthia
Dulyalbin
Ennuin
Garratt
Ghooli
Holleton
Koolyanobbing
Marvel Loch
Moorine Rock
Mount Hampton
Mount Holland
Mount Jackson
Mount Palmer
Noongar
Yellowdine
Yerbillon

Notable councillors

William Oats, Southern Cross Municipality mayor 1895–1896; later a state MP
Harold Seddon, Southern Cross Municipality councillor late 1910s; later a state MP
Lionel Kelly, Yilgarn Road Board member 1929–1932, 1932–1943; later a state MP
John Panizza, Shire of Yilgarn councillor 1975–1987, president 1982–1987; later a senator

References

↑ "3218.0 Regional Population Growth, Australia. Table 5. Estimated Resident Population, Local Government Areas, Western Australia". 3 April 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
↑ WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 3.0), 31 May 2007.

External links

Official website

Local government areas of Western Australia

Perth Metropolitan

Cities	Armadale^* Bayswater^* Belmont^* Canning^* Cockburn^* Fremantle^* Gosnells^* Joondalup^* Kwinana^* Melville^* Nedlands^* Perth^* Rockingham^* South Perth^* Stirling^* Subiaco^* Swan^* Vincent^* Wanneroo^*

Towns	Bassendean^† Cambridge^† Claremont^† Cottesloe^† East Fremantle^† Mosman Park^† Victoria Park^†

Shires	Kalamunda Mundaring Peppermint Grove

Gascoyne

Goldfields-Esperance

Great Southern

Kimberley

Mid West

Peel

Pilbara

South West

Wheatbelt

Indian Ocean territories

^* This LGA holds city status under the Local Government Act 1995, ^† This LGA holds town status under the Local Government Act 1995

Coordinates: 31°15′14″S 119°20′38″E / 31.254°S 119.344°E / -31.254; 119.344

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