Shire of Laverton
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The Shire of Laverton is a local government area in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, about Script error: No such module "convert". northeast of the city of Kalgoorlie and about Script error: No such module "convert". east-northeast of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of Script error: No such module "convert"., and its seat of government is the town of Laverton.
History
The Mount Margaret Road District was gazetted on 17 August 1906. It absorbed the Municipality of Mount Morgans on 28 February 1913. On 13 November 1925, it absorbed some land from neighbouring road districts, most notably Lawlers.[1]
It was renamed the Laverton Road District on 20 January 1950.[2] It was made a shire on 1 July 1961 following the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.[1]
The residents of the Shire are represented by 7 Councillors.
Towns and localities
The towns and localities of the Shire of Laverton with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:[3][4]
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| Beadell | Script error: No such module "PopulationFromWikidata". | Template:Cvt | Template:Infobox mapframe |
| Cosmo Newbery | Script error: No such module "PopulationFromWikidata". | Template:Cvt | Template:Infobox mapframe |
| Laverton | Script error: No such module "PopulationFromWikidata". | Template:Cvt | Template:Infobox mapframe |
| Lake Wells | Script error: No such module "PopulationFromWikidata". | Template:Cvt | Template:Infobox mapframe |
| Neale | Script error: No such module "PopulationFromWikidata". | Template:Cvt | Template:Infobox mapframe |
Ghost towns
Ghost towns of the Shire of Laverton:
Heritage-listed places
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References
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External links
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