The Shire of Albany was a
local government area
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in the
Great Southern region of
Western Australia
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centred on (but not including) the town of
Albany about south-southeast of the capital,
Perth
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, and covering an area of .
History
It was established as the Albany Road District on 10 April 1896.
A section of the district was separated to form the new
Denmark Road District on 22 September 1911.
The Albany Road District was declared a shire and named the Shire of Albany with effect from 1 July 1961 following the passage of the ''Local Government Act 1960'', which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.
It amalgamated with the
Town of Albany to become the
City of Albany
The City of Albany is a local government area in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, about south-southeast of Perth, the capital of Western Australia. It covers an area of , including the Greater Albany metropolitan area and the ...
on 1 July 1998.
At the time of amalgamation, it had thirteen councillors and five wards, with Harbour Ward (five councillors) and four others (including Hassell and Millbrook) with two councillors each.
References
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Populated places disestablished in 1998
Albany
Albany, Western Australia