Shire of Cunderdin explained
The Shire of Cunderdin is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 105km (65miles) west of Merredin and about 155km (96miles) east of Perth, the state capital. The Shire covers an area of 1864km2, and its seat of government is the town of Cunderdin.
History
On 14 December 1894, the Meckering Road District was created, changing its name to the Cunderdin Road District on 3 November 1944. 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.[1]
Wards
All wards in the shire were abolished before the 3 May 2003 election. Prior to this, it had 8 councillors representing two wards - West Ward (3 councillors) and Central Ward (5 councillors).
Towns and localities
The towns and localities of the Shire of Cunderdin with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:[2] [3]
Locality | data-sort-type=number | Population | data-sort-type=number | Area | Map |
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| | | Id: | Q3699399 | Zoom: | 9 | Mapframe: | yes | Wikidata: | yes |
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| | | Id: | Q55448746 | Zoom: | 10 | Mapframe: | yes | Wikidata: | yes |
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| | | Id: | Q6804798 | Zoom: | 10 | Mapframe: | yes | Wikidata: | yes |
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| | | Id: | Q55448749 | Zoom: | 10 | Mapframe: | yes | Wikidata: | yes |
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| | | Id: | Q55448748 | Zoom: | 10 | Mapframe: | yes | Wikidata: | yes |
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| | | Id: | Q55451808 | Zoom: | 10 | Mapframe: | yes | Wikidata: | yes |
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| | | Id: | Q50407685 | Zoom: | 10 | Mapframe: | yes | Wikidata: | yes |
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| | | Id: | Q55448747 | Zoom: | 10 | Mapframe: | yes | Wikidata: | yes |
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| | | Id: | Q8057793 | Zoom: | 10 | Mapframe: | yes | Wikidata: | yes |
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Cunderdin Museum
The Shire owned Cunderdin Museum is situated in the former No 3 Steam Pumping Station in Forrest Street with its tall chimney visible for miles. It has the largest local collection of memorabilia, information and photographs of the history of the Cunderdin-Meckering area, including one of the best displays of farm equipment, original steam driven water pumping machinery, railway carriages, and even includes a Tiger Moth.
The interactive Earthquake House, gives visitors a real appreciation of what the 1968 Meckering earthquake felt like.
The Museum is open 10am to 4pm daily (except Christmas Day and Good Friday).
The Museum is also the home of the Cunderdin Men's Shed.
Heritage-listed places
See main article: List of State Register of Heritage Places in the Shire of Cunderdin. As of 2023, 29 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Cunderdin,[4] of which five are on the State Register of Heritage Places.[5]
External links
-31.656°N 117.244°W
Notes and References
- WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 3.0), 31 July 2007.
- Web site: SLIP Map . . maps.slip.wa.gov.au . . 1 February 2023 .
- Web site: NationalMap . . nationalmap.gov.au . . 1 February 2023 .
- Web site: Shire of Cunderdin Heritage Places. . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 25 February 2023.
- Web site: Shire of Cunderdin State Register of Heritage Places. . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 25 February 2023.