Shire of Murchison
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| Shire of Murchison Western Australia |
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 Location in Western Australia |
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| Population: | 110 (2006 census) | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 41173 km² (15897.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor: | Simon Broad | ||||||||||||
| Region: | Mid West | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Murchison-Eyre | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Kalgoorlie | ||||||||||||
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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.
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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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