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The Town of Boulder 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 Western Australia
Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...
, centred on the town of Boulder
In geology, a boulder (or rarely bowlder) is a rock fragment with size greater than in diameter. Smaller pieces are called cobbles and pebbles. While a boulder may be small enough to move or roll manually, others are extremely massive. In ...
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It was established as the Municipality of Boulder on 6 August 1897. It was given town status as the Town of Boulder on 1 July 1961.
The municipality was responsible for the construction of the Boulder Town Hall as its new headquarters in 1907-08.
It ceased to exist on 1 July 1969, when it was absorbed into the neighbouring Shire of Kalgoorlie, which was subsequently renamed the Shire of Boulder in November that year.
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Mayors
The following people served as mayors of the Boulder council: * John Marquis Hopkins (1897-1900) * James Albert Hopkins (1900-1902) * William Thomas Rabbish (1902-1905) * James Lyon Johnston (1905-1908) * John Mills Waddell (1908-1909) * Charles Robert Davies OBE (1909-1912) * Henry Glance (1912-1915) * Stephen Beston (1915-1919) * James Albert Rogers (1919-1922) * George Henry Rainsford (1922-1928) * Walter Forrester Coath (1928-1944) * John Denis Teahan (1944-1954) * John Michael Adrenne Cunningham (1954-1955) * Arthur Alexander James Gillespie (1955-1968) * Adam Altham (1968-1969)See also
* Town of Kalgoorlie#MayorsReferences
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