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This article is about a local government area in Western Australia. For other uses, see Yilgarn (disambiguation).

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Shire of Yilgarn
Western Australia

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Yilgarn Shire Office, Southern Cross, 2017


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Location in Western Australia

Population
1,698 (2013 est)[1]
 • Density
0.055273/km2 (0.14316/sq mi)
Established
1891
Area
30,720 km2 (11,861.1 sq mi)
Mayor
Onida Truran
Council seat
Southern Cross
Region
Eastern Wheatbelt
State electorate(s)
Eyre
Federal Division(s)
Kalgoorlie

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LGAs around Shire of Yilgarn:

Sandstone
Mount Marshall
 Menzies Menzies

Westonia
Merredin
 Shire of Yilgarn Coolgardie
Narembeen Kondinin Dundas



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.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Wards


  • 3 Towns and localities


  • 4 Notable councillors


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





History[edit]


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[edit]


The Shire of Yilgarn has no wards.
The Shire of Yilgarn has 7 councillor.



Towns and localities[edit]


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[edit]




  • 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[edit]





  1. ^ "3218.0 Regional Population Growth, Australia. Table 5. Estimated Resident Population, Local Government Areas, Western Australia". 3 April 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 3.0), 31 May 2007.




External links[edit]



  • Official website Edit this at Wikidata


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









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