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List Of Shire Presidents Of Toodyay
The local government area now known as the Shire of Toodyay was originally established on 24 January 1871 as one of the initial road districts under the ''District Road Boards Act 1871'', with a chairman and councillors. In 1877, the Municipality of Newcastle followed. The latter was abolished and merged back into the road district on 27 February 1912. With the passage of the ''Local Government Act 1960'', all road districts became shires with a president and councillors effective 1 July 1961. History From the establishment of a Toodyay Convict Hiring Depot (1851), convict depot in Toodyay, construction and maintenance of roads along with other public works fell under the responsibility of Superintendent of Convicts. When convicts ceased being transported to Western Australia the convict depots closed, and in 1869 a Toodyay Road Committee was established. The committee was elected to enable continuation of works after the convict parties were withdrawn. The first chairman was Jame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shire Of Toodyay
The Shire of Toodyay is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, beyond the north-eastern limits of the Perth metropolitan area. The Shire covers an area of , and its seat of government is the town of Toodyay. History The Toodyay Road District was established on 24 January 1871. The Newcastle (later Toodyay) townsite separated as the Municipality of Newcastle on 2 October 1877. The municipality merged back into the road district on 8 March 1912. On 1 July 1961, Toodyay became a shire under the ''Local Government Act 1960'', which reformed all remaining road districts into shires. Wards The Shire has been divided into 4 wards, since the Toodyay Road board meeting in June 1904. * North Ward (2 councillors) * Central Ward (2 councillors) * West Ward (3 councillors) * East Ward (2 councillors) Towns and localities * Toodyay * Bailup * Bejoording * Coondle * Culham * Dewars Pool * Dumbarton * Hoddys Well * Julimar * Moondyne * Morangup * Nard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
