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Shire of Yilgarn

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History
Wards
Towns and localities
Notable councillors
References
External links

{{About|a local government area in Western Australia|other uses|Yilgarn (disambiguation)}}{{Infobox Australian place | type = lga
| name = Shire of Yilgarn
| state = wa
| image = Yilgarn Shire Office, 2017.jpg
| caption = Yilgarn Shire Office, Southern Cross, 2017
| image2 = Yilgarn LGA WA.png
| image2_upright = 0.81
| caption2 = Location in Western Australia
| pop = 1698
| pop_year = 2013 est
| pop_footnotes =^[1]
| area = 30720
| est = 1891
| seat = Southern Cross
| mayor = Onida Truran
| region = Eastern Wheatbelt
| logo = Shire of Yilgarn Logo.gif
| url = http://www.yilgarn.wa.gov.au/
| stategov = Eyre
| fedgov = Kalgoorlie
| near-nw = Sandstone
Mount Marshall
| near-n = Menzies
| near-ne = Menzies
| near-e = Coolgardie
| near-w = Westonia
Merredin
| near-sw = Narembeen
| near-s = Kondinin
| near-se = Dundas
}}

The Shire of Yilgarn is a local government area in the Eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia about {{convert|400|km|mi|-1}} east of Perth, the state capital. The Shire covers an area of {{convert|30720|km2|sqmi|-1}} 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 of Yilgarn has no wards.

The Shire of Yilgarn has 7 councillor.

Towns and localities

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

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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

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/subscriber.nsf/log?openagent&32180ds0003_2003-13.xls&3218.0&Data%20Cubes&811CDB2C6F0319E3CA257CAE000ECBD6&0&2012-13&03.04.2014&Latest|title=3218.0 Regional Population Growth, Australia. Table 5. Estimated Resident Population, Local Government Areas, Western Australia|date=3 April 2014|accessdate=11 September 2014}}
2. ^WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 3.0), 31 May 2007.

External links

{{Official website}}

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