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Shire of Dundas

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Population
  
1,182 (2013 est)

Shire President
  
Jacquie Best

State electorate(s)
  
Eyre

Area
  
93,179 km²

Council seat
  
Established
  
1895

Region
  
Goldfields-Esperance

Website
  
Shire of Dundas

Founded
  
1895

Federal division
  
Division of O'Connor

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Points of interest
  
Nullarbor Plain, Eucla National Park, Eyre Bird Observatory, Dundas Rocks and Lone Gra, Eucla Jetty

Destinations
  

Shire of dundas


The Shire of Dundas is a local government area in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. The shire covers an area of 93,179 square kilometres (35,977 sq mi) and its seat of government is the town of Norseman. Its territory lies between Norseman and the border with South Australia (including much of the Eyre Highway), and is between 700 and 1,500 kilometres (430-930 mi) east of the state capital, Perth.

Contents

Map of Dundas, WA, Australia

History

In 1895, the Dundas Road Board was gazetted. It merged with part of Esperance to become the Norseman Road Board in 1918, but reestablished as Dundas in 1929. On 1 July 1961, it became the Shire Council following changes to the Local Government Act.

Towns

  • Norseman
  • Balladonia
  • Caiguna
  • Cocklebiddy
  • Dundas
  • Eucla
  • Madura
  • Mundrabilla
  • Princess Royal
  • Notable councillors

  • Emil Nulsen, Dundas Roads Board chairman 1929–1931; later a state MP
  • References

    Shire of Dundas Wikipedia


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