Municipality of Nannine explained

The Municipality of Nannine was a local government area in Western Australia, centred on the mining town of Nannine.

It was established on 22 July 1896, separating the townsite from the surrounding Nannine Road District, following a petition from the Nannine Progress Committee.^{[1] [2]} The first election was held on 23 September 1896, with J. H. F. Masterson becoming the inaugural chairman of the council.^[3] The council initially met in the Nannine Courthouse; an office for the town clerk in the town's Miners' Institute building was acquired in late 1897.^{[4] [5]} A standalone council chambers on the corner of Marmion and Simpson streets was built 1900, along with a public pound.^[6]

It ceased to exist on 2 April 1913, when it merged into a revived Nannine Road District (the original road district having been abolished in 1909).^{[7] [8]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Friday, July 24, 1896 . Government Gazette of Western Australia . 21 January 2020.
2. News: MINING. . . Western Australia . 26 June 1896 . 27 January 2020 . 3 . Trove .
3. News: GENERAL NEWS. . . Western Australia . 26 September 1896 . 27 January 2020 . 2 . Trove .
4. News: NANNINE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL. . . Western Australia . 10 October 1896 . 27 January 2020 . 3 . Trove .
5. News: Nannine Municipal Council. . . Western Australia . 30 November 1897 . 27 January 2020 . 3 . Trove .
6. News: DISTRICT NEWS . . Western Australia . 17 February 1900 . 27 January 2020 . 2 . Trove .
7. Web site: Friday, April 4, 1913 . Government Gazette of Western Australia . 21 January 2020.
8. Web site: Municipality Boundary Amendments Register . Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission . 11 January 2020.