Shire of Murray
The Shire of Murray is a local government area of Western Australia. It has an area of 1,710.1 square kilometres (660.3 sq mi) and is located in the Peel Region about 80 kilometres (50 mi) south of the Perth CBD.
| Shire of Murray Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Established | 1868 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1,710.1 km2 (660.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Shire President | David Bolt[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Pinjarra | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Peel region Greater Mandurah | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Murray-Wellington | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Canning | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Shire of Murray | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire extends across the Peel Inlet and the Swan Coastal Plain into the Darling Scarp, including about 77,000 hectares (190,000 acres) of State forests. Timber logging and agriculture were the traditional enterprises of the district. However, in recent decades, bauxite mining and a significant equine and tourism industry have emerged. The Murray River flows all year throughout the district. It offers premier country racing and trotting facilities, a golf course and an array of festivals and events.
The Shire is centred on the town of Pinjarra, one of the oldest towns in Western Australia where a number of 19th-century mud brick buildings are still in use today.
History
The area was first settled in 1834 by Sir Thomas Peel. On 7 November 1868, the Murray District Roads Committee had its first meeting in Pinjarra.[2]
The Shire of Murray originated as the Murray Road District, which was gazetted on 25 January 1871. On 1 July 1961, it became the Shire of Murray following the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.[3]
Towns and localities
The towns and localities of the Shire of Murray with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:[4][5]
Population
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- At the 1954 census, Mandurah, which had seceded from Murray, had a population of 1,687.
Notable councillors
- John McLarty, Murray Roads Board member 1870; later a state MP
- Edward McLarty, Murray Roads Board member 1875–1915; also a state MP
- William Paterson, Murray Roads Board member 1875–1895; also a state MP
Heritage-listed places
As of 2023, 134 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Murray,[6] of which 13 are on the State Register of Heritage Places.[7]
Notes
- ^ "2023 Ordinary Election - Murray". www.elections.wa.gov.au. Western Australian Electoral Commission. 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ "MURRAY DISTRICT ROAD COMMITTEE". The Inquirer and Commercial News. Vol. XXXI, no. 1, 565. Western Australia. 25 November 1868. p. 3. Retrieved 26 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- ^ "Shire of Murray Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ "Shire of Murray State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
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