The North Coolgardie Road District was an early form of
local government area on the
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
n goldfields. It was based in the town of
Menzies
Menzies is a Scottish surname, with Gaelic forms being Méinnearach and Méinn, and other variant forms being Menigees, Mennes, Mengzes, Menzeys, Mengies, and Minges.
Derivation and history
The name and its Gaelic form are probably derived f ...
, although that township was outside the board's boundaries, having been incorporated as the
Municipality of Menzies in 1895.
It was established on 5 August 1898.
The town of
Malcolm
Malcolm, Malcom, Máel Coluim, or Maol Choluim may refer to:
People
* Malcolm (given name), includes a list of people and fictional characters
* Clan Malcolm
* Maol Choluim de Innerpeffray, 14th-century bishop-elect of Dunkeld
Nobility
* Máe ...
separated as the
Municipality of Malcolm on 26 October 1900.
A further section of the district separated on 17 August 1906 to form the
Mount Margaret Road Board.
The population of the district increased significantly on 1 March 1912, when it absorbed the Municipality of Menzies and
Municipality of Kookynie and re-absorbed the Malcolm municipality. However, the amalgamation was not a success, with the expanded district considered too large to be workable, and only three months later, on 31 May, it was abolished and divided into three new road districts: the
Menzies Road District, the Kookynie Road District and the
Mount Malcolm Road District.
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References
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Former local government areas of Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia