The Shire of Yalgoo is a local government area in the

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region of Western Australia, about north of the state capital,

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. The Shire covers an area of , and its seat of government is the town of Yalgoo.

History

The original Yalgoo Road District was gazetted on 3 July 1896, and abolished and divided between the Mount Magnet Road District and Upper Irwin Road District on 11 August 1911. The Shire of Yalgoo originates from the establishment of the second Yalgoo Road District on 19 April 1912, which was formed out of parts of the Mount Magnet, Upper Irwin and Murchison road boards. On 1 July 1961, it became the Shire of Yalgoo under the ''Local Government Act 1960'', which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.

Wards

The Shire is no longer divided into wards and the seven councillors sit at large.

Towns and localities

The towns and localities of the Shire of Yalgoo with population and size figures based on the most recent

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Pastoral station names associated with Yalgoo

Note that some of these stations may lie outside of the local government boundary. Yalgoo Shire

* Barnong * Bunnawarra * Carlaminda * Dalgaranga * Edah * Gabyon * Jingemarra * Maranalgo * Meka * Melangata * Mellenbye * Mount Gibson * Muralgarra * Nalbarra * Ninghan * Noongal * Oudabunna * Thundelarra * Wagga Wagga * Wydgee

Notable councillors

* Frank Wallace, Yalgoo Roads Board chairman 1896–1897; later a state MP

Heritage-listed places

As of 2023, 42 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Yalgoo, of which eleven are on the

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References

External links

* {{Coord, -28.341, 116.683, type:adm2nd_region:AU-WA, display=title, format=dms Yalgoo