Shire of Mount Marshall explained

Type:	lga
Shire of Mount Marshall
State:	wa
Region:	Wheatbelt
Area:	10189.5
Est:	1923
Seat:	Bencubbin
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Local Map:	yes
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Density:	0.06
Url:	http://www.mtmarshall.wa.gov.au
Mayor:	Tony Sachse
Mayortitle:	Shire President
Fedgov:	Durack
Stategov:	Central Wheatbelt
Near-Nw:	Dalwallinu
Near-N:	Yalgoo
Near-Ne:	Sandstone
Near-W:	Koorda
Near-E:	Yilgarn
Near-Sw:	Wyalkatchem
Near-S:	Trayning
Near-Se:	Mukinbudin

The Shire of Mount Marshall is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 80km (50miles) north-northwest of Merredin and about 300km (200miles) northeast of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 10190km2, and its seat of government is the town of Bencubbin.

History

The first European explorer in the area was Surveyor General John Septimus Roe; Mount Marshall and Lake McDermott were named after early Swan River Colony settler Marshall McDermott, cashier of the Bank of Western Australia, magistrate, and a director of the Agricultural Society of Western Australia.^[1] ^[2] ^[3] The area was first settled by sandalwood collectors and graziers in 1868. Sandalwood was removed from this area from the 1880s until the 1920s. Permanent settlement and the development and clearing of the land for farms commenced around 1910.

The Mount Marshall Road District was established on 6 July 1923 from areas formerly falling within the Ninghan Road District and Nungarin Road District. On 1 July 1961, it became a shire following the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.^[4]

Wards

The Shire has no wards and each Councillor represents the entire district of the Shire of Mt Marshall as required by the Local Government Act 1995.

Towns and localities

The towns and localities of the Shire of Mount Marshall with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:^[5] ^[6]

Locality

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Population

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Area

Map

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Id:	Q3637983
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Id:	Q55448802
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Id:	Q55499396
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Id:	Q5515302
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Id:	Q55770515
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Id:	Q55466835
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Id:	Q55807702
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Id:	Q55807703
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Id:	Q7980529
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Wialki *

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(* indicates locality is only partially located within this shire)

Heritage-listed places

As of 2023, 50 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Mount Marshall,^[7] of which none are on the State Register of Heritage Places.^[8]

Notes and References

News: Public meeting . 19 October 2020 . The Perth Gazette and Western Australian Journal . 9 January 1836 . 630.
News: The Swan River Guardian . 19 October 2020 . 57 . 4 January 1838 . Perth, WA . 176.
News: Government Notice . 19 October 2020 . The Perth Gazette and Western Australian Journal . 259 . 16 December 1837 . 1032.
Web site: Municipality Boundary Amendments Register . Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission . 11 January 2020.
Web site: SLIP Map . . maps.slip.wa.gov.au . . 10 February 2023 .
Web site: NationalMap . . nationalmap.gov.au . . 10 February 2023 .
Web site: Shire of Mount Marshall Heritage Places. . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 25 February 2023.
Web site: Shire of Mount Marshall State Register of Heritage Places. . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 25 February 2023.