# Shire of Boulder > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Shire_of_Boulder > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Shire_of_Boulder.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shire_of_Boulder > Source revision: 1233028031 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Former local government area in Western Australia}} {{Use Australian English|date=January 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}} The '''Shire of Boulder''' was a [local government area](/source/Local_government_areas_of_Western_Australia) in [Western Australia](/source/Western_Australia). It was established as the '''East Coolgardie Road District''' on 15 February 1895. It was renamed the '''Kalgoorlie Road District''' on 24 September 1897.{{cite web | url=http://www.boundaries.wa.gov.au/sites/default/files/content/documents//2003_municipal_boundary_amendments_register.pdf | title=Municipality Boundary Amendments Register | publisher=Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission | accessdate=11 January 2020}} The board's offices were located at 39 Porter Street, Kalgoorlie; the building survives today and has been classified by the [National Trust of Australia](/source/National_Trust_of_Australia).{{cite web | url=http://inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au/Public/Inventory/Details/af889c53-89f2-4025-869b-025913c5820a | title=Kalgoorlie Roads Board Office (fmr) | publisher=State Heritage Office | accessdate=11 January 2020}} It expanded significantly over subsequent decades as it absorbed abolished road districts in the region, absorbing the [Bulong Road District](/source/Bulong_Road_District) on 9 June 1911, the [Broad Arrow Road District](/source/Broad_Arrow_Road_District) on 7 July 1922 and the [Kanowna Road District](/source/Kanowna_Road_District) on 15 September 1922.{{cite web | url=https://archive.sro.wa.gov.au/index.php/east-coolgardie-road-board-au-wa-a529 | title=East Coolgardie Road Board | publisher=State Records Office of Western Australia | accessdate=11 January 2020}}{{cite web | url=https://archive.sro.wa.gov.au/index.php/broad-arrow-road-board-au-wa-a518 | title=Broad Arrow Road District | publisher=State Records Office of Western Australia | accessdate=11 January 2020}}{{cite web | url=https://archive.sro.wa.gov.au/index.php/kanowna-road-board-au-wa-a528 | title=Kanowna Road Board | publisher=State Records Office of Western Australia | accessdate=11 January 2020}} It was declared a shire and named the '''Shire of Kalgoorlie''' with effect from 1 July 1961 following the passage of the ''Local Government Act 1960'', which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.{{cite web | url=https://archive.sro.wa.gov.au/index.php/shire-of-kalgoorlie-au-wa-a535 | title=Shire of Kalgoorlie | publisher=State Records Office of Western Australia | accessdate=11 January 2020}} The membership of the council increased from 9 members to 11 members on 9 December 1966. On 1 July 1969, it absorbed the abolished [Town of Boulder](/source/Town_of_Boulder), expanding to include an urban area for the first time. It was then renamed the Shire of Boulder on 12 December 1969. It was divided into wards (three wards of three members and two wards of two members) on 9 December 1977. The Central Ward was increased from three to four members and the Pastoral Ward decreased from two to one member on 22 January 1988. It amalgamated with the [Town of Kalgoorlie](/source/Town_of_Kalgoorlie) to form the [City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder](/source/City_of_Kalgoorlie-Boulder) on 1 February 1989. == Timeline and graph of related authorities ==
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==Chairmen and presidents== The following people served as chairman of the Kalgoorlie Roads Board or president of the Shire of Kalgoorlie/Shire of Boulder:{{Cite web |url=https://www.ckb.wa.gov.au/CKB/media/Documents/Library%20and%20Heritage/Documents/Weight-of-the-Chain.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=11 January 2020 |archive-date=25 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200325193820/https://www.ckb.wa.gov.au/CKB/media/Documents/Library%20and%20Heritage/Documents/Weight-of-the-Chain.pdf |url-status=dead }} ===Presidents of the Shire of Kalgoorlie=== * Norman Henry Johns (1961-1965) * Charles (Digger) Pearson Daws (1965-1969) ===Presidents of the Shire of Boulder=== * Vivian (Viv) Edward Watts (1969-1970) * William Joseph Kenneally (1970-1975) * Edward (Jack) Usher (1975–1976) * Douglas (Doug) Charles Daws (1976-1979) * Charles (Digger) Pearson Daws (1979-1988) * Edgar (Ted) George Winner (1988-1989) ==References== {{reflist}} {{coord missing|Western Australia}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Boulder, Shire of}} Category:Former local government areas of Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia Category:Local government of Kalgoorlie–Boulder --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Shire of Boulder](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shire_of_Boulder) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shire_of_Boulder?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.