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Collie Road District
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The '''Collie Road District''' was an early form of [[Local government areas of Western Australia|local government area]] in the [[Collie, Western Australia|Collie]] region of [[Western Australia]].
It was established on 26 January 1900, separating the area in and around the town of Collie from the Dardanup and Brunswick Road Districts. The township of Collie separated from the new road district as the [[Municipality of Collie]] on 17 May 1900.<ref name="mbar"></ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2) </ref><ref name=inherit></ref>
The road board built permanent offices in Throssell Street, Collie in 1905-06, holding their first meeting in the new offices in August 1906. The 1906 office was replaced in 1930 with a new building constructed in front of the old one, opening in September 1930. The 1930 building is now used as the Collie Museum.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2) </ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2) </ref><ref name=inherit />
The ''Western Mail'' wrote in 1930: "To the west of the municipality the boundary of the road board extends about six miles; to the north and south its boundaries are nine miles from the town; and the most distant point is 12 miles to the eat. Four timber mills and six coalmines are within its confines. These mines and mills contribute more than half of the board's revenue".<ref name=inherit /> At its abolition in 1950, the road district was described as consisting of 238,000 acres, including 10,000 acres of townsites, 20,000 acres of freehold land owned by a timber company, 22,000 acres of mining leases, 30,000 acres of farming lands and a substantial area held by the Forestry Department in reserve.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2) </ref>
It ceased to exist on 2 March 1951, when it amalgamated with the Municipality of Collie to form the [[Shire of Collie|Collie Coalfields Road District]].<ref name=mbar /> The amalgamation followed a report by the secretary to the Department of Local Government recommending that outcome. The road district became the west, south and north wards of the new district, each electing two members out of the 14-member board.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2) </ref>
[[John Ewing (Australian politician)|John Ewing]] and [[Herbert Wells (politician)|Herbert Wells]] both served as chairmen of the road board.<ref name="ewing">[https://ift.tt/38iSWqo John Ewing] – Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 25 May 2016.</ref><ref name="wells">[https://ift.tt/38gJt2E Herbert Edward Wells], Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 4 January 2017.</ref>
==References==
[[Category:Former local government areas of Western Australia]]
It was established on 26 January 1900, separating the area in and around the town of Collie from the Dardanup and Brunswick Road Districts. The township of Collie separated from the new road district as the [[Municipality of Collie]] on 17 May 1900.<ref name="mbar"></ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2) </ref><ref name=inherit></ref>
The road board built permanent offices in Throssell Street, Collie in 1905-06, holding their first meeting in the new offices in August 1906. The 1906 office was replaced in 1930 with a new building constructed in front of the old one, opening in September 1930. The 1930 building is now used as the Collie Museum.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2) </ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2) </ref><ref name=inherit />
The ''Western Mail'' wrote in 1930: "To the west of the municipality the boundary of the road board extends about six miles; to the north and south its boundaries are nine miles from the town; and the most distant point is 12 miles to the eat. Four timber mills and six coalmines are within its confines. These mines and mills contribute more than half of the board's revenue".<ref name=inherit /> At its abolition in 1950, the road district was described as consisting of 238,000 acres, including 10,000 acres of townsites, 20,000 acres of freehold land owned by a timber company, 22,000 acres of mining leases, 30,000 acres of farming lands and a substantial area held by the Forestry Department in reserve.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2) </ref>
It ceased to exist on 2 March 1951, when it amalgamated with the Municipality of Collie to form the [[Shire of Collie|Collie Coalfields Road District]].<ref name=mbar /> The amalgamation followed a report by the secretary to the Department of Local Government recommending that outcome. The road district became the west, south and north wards of the new district, each electing two members out of the 14-member board.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2) </ref>
[[John Ewing (Australian politician)|John Ewing]] and [[Herbert Wells (politician)|Herbert Wells]] both served as chairmen of the road board.<ref name="ewing">[https://ift.tt/38iSWqo John Ewing] – Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 25 May 2016.</ref><ref name="wells">[https://ift.tt/38gJt2E Herbert Edward Wells], Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 4 January 2017.</ref>
==References==
[[Category:Former local government areas of Western Australia]]
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