Town of Midland

Town of Midland
Town of Midland
Western Australia
Population: 9,335 (1966 census)
Established: 1895
Area: 6.5 km² (2.5 sq mi)
Council Seat: Midland
Region: Eastern Perth

The Town of Midland was a Local Government Area in the eastern suburbs of Perth, centred on the suburb of Midland.

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History

On 8 November 1895, the Municipality of Helena Vale was proclaimed as the local government authority for the rapidly growing town of Helena Vale. The name 'Helena Vale' was chosen because of its closeness to the Helena River.

The first meeting of the newly elected Municipality of Helena Vale was held at the goods shed of the Midland Railway Company on 18 December 1895. Edwin Halpin was sworn in as the first Mayor of Helena Vale along with Councillors Alfred Eggleston, Thomas Norman, William Smiley, Alexander Watt, Francis Honey and William Brown.

On 12 April 1901, it was renamed Midland Junction after its main centre. On 1 July 1961, it was restyled the Town of Midland following the enactment of the Local Government Act 1960.

On 1 April 1970, the Council was forced by the State Government to merge with the Shire of Swan-Guildford to form a new council that would operate effectively and economically for the area. It is now a major suburb within the City of Swan.

Population

Year Population
1903 2,208
1911 3,484
1921 4,937
1933 5,408
1947 6,182
1954 8,496
1961 9,256
1966 9,335

Mayors

Mayor Term
Edwin James Halpin 18951898
William Gerald Lefroy 18991900
Alexander Ernest Watt 19011902
Dr William Elgee 19021903
Ferdinand Charles Farrall 19031905
William Robert Crosbie 19051906
Percival Ford Robinson 19061911
George Hiscox 19111914
Archibald Jamieson 19141915
Peter Sampson 19151916
George Hiscox 19161923
Benjamin Davies 19231924
William Robert Crosbie 19241929
Joseph James Poynton 19291933
Arthur William Brown 19331933
Francis William Tuohy 19331939
George Alexander Kennedy 19391940
Albert Weston Pauly 19401946
Francis William Tuohy 19461947
James Howard Cole 19471955
Walter Samuel Doney 19551962
William Patrick Calnon 19621970

See also

Coordinates: 31°5342S 115°5935E / 31.895°S 115.993°E / -31.895; 115.993


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