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Shire of Gascoyne-Minilya
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The '''Shire of Gascoyne-Minilya''' was a [[Local government areas of Western Australia|local government area]] in [[Western Australia]].
It was established on 17 March 1911 as the '''Gascoyne-Minilya Road District''' with the amalgamation of the Lower Gascoyne Road District and the Minilya Road District.<ref name="mbar"></ref> It was based in the town of [[Carnarvon, Western Australia|Carnarvon]], although the township was located in the separate [[Municipality of Carnarvon]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2) </ref>
A section of the district was severed on 11 August 1911 with the establishment of the [[Shire of Mullewa|Mullewa Road District]].<ref name=mbar />
It was declared a shire with effect from 1 July 1961 following the passage of the ''Local Government Act 1960'', which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.<ref name=mbar />
The [[Shire of Exmouth]] was separated from Gascoyne-Minilya on 23 June 1961 due to the development of the town of [[Exmouth, Western Australia|Exmouth]].<ref name=mbar />
It ceased to exist on 12 February 1965 when it amalgamated with the [[Town of Carnarvon]] to form the [[Shire of Carnarvon]].<ref name=mbar />
==References==
[[Category:Former local government areas of Western Australia]]
It was established on 17 March 1911 as the '''Gascoyne-Minilya Road District''' with the amalgamation of the Lower Gascoyne Road District and the Minilya Road District.<ref name="mbar"></ref> It was based in the town of [[Carnarvon, Western Australia|Carnarvon]], although the township was located in the separate [[Municipality of Carnarvon]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2) </ref>
A section of the district was severed on 11 August 1911 with the establishment of the [[Shire of Mullewa|Mullewa Road District]].<ref name=mbar />
It was declared a shire with effect from 1 July 1961 following the passage of the ''Local Government Act 1960'', which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.<ref name=mbar />
The [[Shire of Exmouth]] was separated from Gascoyne-Minilya on 23 June 1961 due to the development of the town of [[Exmouth, Western Australia|Exmouth]].<ref name=mbar />
It ceased to exist on 12 February 1965 when it amalgamated with the [[Town of Carnarvon]] to form the [[Shire of Carnarvon]].<ref name=mbar />
==References==
[[Category:Former local government areas of Western Australia]]
January 18, 2020 at 01:13PM
