Shire of Mount Marshall

"Mount Marshall" redirects here. For other uses, see Mount Marshall (New York) and Mount Marshall (Antarctica).
Shire of Mount Marshall
Western Australia

Beacon Town Hall, 2014

Location in Western Australia
Population 471 (2013 est)[1]
 • Density 0.06/km2 (0.16/sq mi)
Established 1923
Area 10,189.5 km2 (3,934.2 sq mi)
Mayor Paul Gillett
Council seat Bencubbin
Region Wheatbelt
State electorate(s) Central Wheatbelt
Federal Division(s) Durack
Website Shire of Mount Marshall
LGAs around Shire of Mount Marshall:
Dalwallinu Yalgoo Sandstone
Koorda Shire of Mount Marshall Yilgarn
Wyalkatchem Trayning Mukinbudin

The Shire of Mount Marshall is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 80 kilometres (50 mi) north-northwest of Merredin and about 300 kilometres (186 mi) northeast of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 10,190 square kilometres (3,934 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Bencubbin.

History

The area was first discovered by Surveyor General John Septimus Roe, Mount Marshall and Lake McDermott were named after Captain Marshall McDermont, an early settler to the Swan River Colony. The area was first settled by sandalwood collectors and graziers in 1868. Sandalwood was removed from this area from the 1880s until the 1920s. Permanent settlement and the development and clearing of the land for farms commenced around 1910.

In 1923, the Mount Marshall Road Board was gazetted out of areas formerly managed by Ninghan (Trayning) and Nungarin, and on 1 July 1961, it became a shire following changes to the Local Government Act.[2]

Wards

The Shire is divided into seven wards, each with one councillor.

Towns and localities

References

  1. ↑ "3218.0 Regional Population Growth, Australia. Table 5. Estimated Resident Population, Local Government Areas, Western Australia". 3 April 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  2. ↑ WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 2.0), 31 May 2003.

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Coordinates: 30°48′40″S 117°51′43″E / 30.811°S 117.862°E / -30.811; 117.862

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