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Yalgoo was an
electoral district An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...
of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1897 to 1901. The district was located in the Western Australian
outback The Outback is a remote, vast, sparsely populated area of Australia. The Outback is more remote than the bush. While often envisaged as being arid, the Outback regions extend from the northern to southern Australian coastlines and encompass a n ...
. It existed for one term of parliament, and was represented in that time by independent member Frank Wallace. In 1898, the district was based around the
Mullewa–Meekatharra railway The Mullewa–Meekatharra railway was a section of the Northern Railway in Western Australia. Branch lines The Cue to Big Bell and Mount Magnet to Sandstone were branch railways that connected with this railway. The Meekatharra to Wiluna ra ...
, including the towns of Mullewa, Pindar, and Yalgoo, as well as outlying farms and pastoral leases like
Gabyon Station Gabyon Station, commonly referred to as Gabyon, is a pastoral lease that operates as a sheep station in Western Australia. It is situated about west of Yalgoo and east of Mullewa in the Murchison area of the Mid-West region. The station ...
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