The Swan Road District was a

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that covered much of the Swan Valley in

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. It came into existence on 24 January 1871, as a result of the Districts Road Act of 1871. It ceased to exist when it was merged with the

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on 10 June 1960 to form the

Swan-Guildford Road District The Shire of Swan-Guildford was a local government area in Perth Western Australia. It was established as the Swan-Guildford Road District on 10 June 1960 with the amalgamation of the Municipality of Guildford and the Swan Road District, which bot ...

. When it was first established, the district's boundary extended north indefinitely. It was cut in size by the establishment of the Gingin Road District in 1893. In 1895, the Municipality of Helena Vale (later known as the Municipality of Midland Junction) was established, again reducing the size of the Swan Road District. In 1896, the

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was established, and in 1897, the Darling Range Road District was established. In 1901, the West Guildford Road District (later known as the Bassendean Road District) was established, and finally, in 1903, the

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(later known as the Mundaring Road District) was established. After that, there were minor changes to the border, however they remained largely the same until its merger in 1960.

Population

Chairmen

Due to incomplete records, there is not a complete list of those who have been chairman of the Swan Road Board. Among the people who have been chairman are: *

William Locke Brockman William Locke Brockman (1802 – 28 November 1872) was an early settler in Western Australia, who became a leading pastoralist and stock breeder, and a Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council. Biography Born in Kent, England in 18 ...

(1871–1872) *

Samuel Hamersley Samuel Richard Hamersley (1842–1896) was a Western Australian pastoralist, and a Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council for six years. Biography Early life Samuel Hamersley was born in Guildford, Western Australia on 12 Octobe ...

(1872–1873)Burton, A. (1938), p. 36 * Dr. Growse (1873–1875) *

Edmund Ralph Brockman Edmund Ralph Brockman (22 October 1828 – 17 September 1908) was an Australian farmer and politician who was a member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia on three occasions – from 1878 to 1880, from 1887 to 1889, and from 1890 to ...

(1875–1877) * Edmund Ralph Brockman (1881–1884) * Samuel Hamersley (1884–1885) * Cornelius Charles Fauntleroy (1885–1886)Burton, A. (1938), p. 39 * Edmund Ralph Brockman (1886–1887) *

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(1887–) * Jas. Turton (1895–1896) * W. G. Lefroy (1896–) * Ernest William Loton (1914–1921)

References

Bibliography

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