Shire of Murchison

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Shire of Murchison
Western Australia

Location in Western Australia
Population: 110 (2006 census)
Area: 41173 km² (15897.0 sq mi)
Mayor: Simon Broad
Region: Mid West
State District: Murchison-Eyre
Federal Division: Kalgoorlie
Website: http://www.murchison.wa.gov.au
LGAs around Shire of Murchison:
Upper Gascoyne Upper Gascoyne Meekatharra
Shark Bay Shire of Murchison Cue
Northampton Mullewa Yalgoo

The Shire of Murchison is a large agricultural region in the central part of Western Australia, and is the only shire in Australia without a town.[1]

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[edit] Description

The region is related to the catchment area of the Murchison River. It has extensive mining areas, some of which are active - with a large number of older abandoned workings. The region has large sheep stations and goat stations - also known as pastoral leases. The population of the shire is very scattered with only 200 inhabitants in the region.

[edit] History

In 1875, the Murchison Road Board was gazetted. On 1 July 1961, it became the Shire Council following changes to the Local Government Act.[2]

A residence for the Shire Clerk was built in 1966 approximately 200 km north of the town of Mullewa. This building included a shire office. In 1985 a Roadhouse and new Shire offices which include a museum were built; this area was gazetted as the Murchison Settlement in 1988.[1]

[edit] Wards

The shire is represented by 7 councillors, and has been divided into two wards. The shire president is elected from among the councillors.

  • Darlot Ward (4 councillors)
  • Ballinyoo Ward (3 councillors)

Prior to 2005, there were 4 wards - Boolardy, Byro, Mileura and Yallalong.


[edit] References

  1. ^ a b SMH Travel (8 February 2004). Murchison - a vast shire without a town. Retrieved on 2006-12-22.
  2. ^ WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 2.0), 31 May 2003.

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[edit] Further reading

  • Grunsky, E.C. (et al.) (October 1998). Report on laterite geochemistry in the CSIRO-AGE database for the southern Murchison region (Yalgoo, Kirkalocka, Perenjori, Ninghan sheets). Wembley, W.A.: CRC LEME. ISBN 0-6422823-8-2.  (CSIRO Division of Exploration Geoscience report ; 2R).
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