The Shire of Tableland was a
local government area in the
Pilbara
The Pilbara () is a large, dry, thinly populated region in the north of Western Australia. It is known for its Aboriginal peoples; its ancient landscapes; the red earth; and its vast mineral deposits, in particular iron ore. It is also a gl ...
region of
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to ...
.
It was based in the
Hamersley Range
The Hamersley Range is a mountainous region of the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The range was named on 12 June 1861 by explorer Francis Thomas Gregory after Edward Hamersley, a prominent promoter of his exploration expedition to the ...
and had an office at Tambrey Station until the 1940s, met at
Coolawanyah Station in the late 1940s, and met at
Wittenoom from the 1950s.
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It was established as the Tableland Road District on 3 January 1896.
It was declared a shire and named the Shire of Tableland 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 original
Shire of Ashburton
The Shire of Ashburton is one of the four local government areas in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, covering an area of . It is named after the Ashburton River.
The shire's administration centre is in the town of Tom Price. It had a ...
to form the
Shire of West Pilbara (later renamed Ashburton) on 27 May 1972.
References
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Former local government areas of the Pilbara