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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.
| Shire of Yilgarn Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Yilgarn Shire Office, Southern Cross, 2017 | |||||||||||||||
 Location in Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 1,173 (LGA 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1891 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 30,720 km2 (11,861.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Shire President | Wayne Della Bosca | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Southern Cross | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Eastern Wheatbelt | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Central Wheatbelt | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Shire of Yilgarn | ||||||||||||||
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History
The Yilgarn Road District was established on 24 December 1891. The town of Southern Cross separated as the Municipality of Southern Cross on 16 June 1892, but was re-absorbed into the road district on 8 February 1918.[2]
On 1 July 1961, it became a shire under the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.[2]
Wards
The Shire of Yilgarn has no wards. The Shire of Yilgarn has 7 councillors.
Towns and localities
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
- 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
Heritage-listed places
As of 2021, 116 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Yilgarn,[3] of which 13 are on the State Register of Heritage Places.[4]
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Yilgarn (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- "Shire of Yilgarn Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- "Shire of Yilgarn State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
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[de] Yilgarn Shire
-31.216666666667119.31666666667 Das Shire of Yilgarn ist ein lokales Verwaltungsgebiet (LGA) im australischen Bundesstaat Western Australia. Das Gebiet ist 30.720 km² groß und hat etwa 1200 Einwohner (2016).- [en] Shire of Yilgarn
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