The Town of Midland was a
local government area
A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a federated state, state, province, division (politica ...
in the eastern suburbs of
Perth
Perth () is the list of Australian capital cities, capital city of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth . The ...
, Western Australia, centred on the suburb of
Midland.
History
It was established as the Municipality of Helena Vale on 8 November 1895, when it 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 Helena River is a tributary of the Swan River (Western Australia), Swan River in Western Australia. The river rises in country east of Mount Dale and flows north-west to Mundaring Weir, Western Australia, Mundaring Weir, where it is dammed. ...
.
The first meeting of the newly elected Municipality of Helena Vale was held at the
goods shed
A goods shed is a railway building designed for storing goods before, after, and during loading to and unloading from a train. A typical goods shed will have a track running through it to allow goods wagons to be unloaded under cover, althou ...
of the
Midland Railway Company
The Midland Railway (MR) was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844. The Midland was one of the largest railway companies in Britain in the early 20th century, and the largest employer in Derby, where it had its headquarters. It ama ...
on 18 December 1895. Edwin Halpin was sworn in as the first mayor, along with councillors Alfred Eggleston, Thomas Norman, William Smiley, Alexander Watt, Francis Honey and William Brown.
On 12 April 1901, it was renamed the Municipality of Midland Junction after the
Midland Junction railway station
The Midland Junction railway station was an important junction station on the Eastern Railway of Western Australia until its closure in 1966.
Its history started on 1 March 1886 when Frederick Broome
Sir Frederick Napier Broome (18 Nove ...
that had opened in 1894. On 1 July 1961, it was restyled the Town of Midland following the enactment of the ''Local Government Act 1960''.
State Government
A state government is the government that controls a subdivision of a country in a federal form of government, which shares political power with the federal or national government. A state government may have some level of political autonom ...
to merge with the Shire of Swan-Guildford to form a new council that would operate effectively and economically for the area, the Shire (later City) of Swan. It is now a major suburb within the City of Swan
The City of Swan is a Local government areas of Western Australia, local government area of Western Australia, in the Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council, eastern metropolitan region of Perth. It is named after the Swan River (Western Austral ...
.
Population
Mayors
See also
* Midland Railway Workshops
The Midland Railway Workshops in Midland, Western Australia, were the main workshops for the Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR) for over 80 years, (1904-1994).
History
The first railway workshops in Western Australia were located at ...
References
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Midland
Midland, Western Australia
City of Swan