Shire of Meekatharra
The Shire of Meekatharra is a local government area in the Mid West region of Western Australia, about halfway between the town of Port Hedland and the state capital, Perth, Western Australia. The Shire covers an area of , and its seat of government is the town of Meekatharra. History. The Meekatharra Road District was established on 31 October 1909 out of the abolished Peak Hill Road District and Nannine Road District. It lost much of its territory to a reconstituted Nannine Road District on 7 December 1913, but regained much of that when the Nannine district was  abolished for a second and final time on 24 January 1930. It became a shire on 1 July 1961 following the passage of the "Local Government Act 1960", which reformed all remaining road districts into shires. Wards. The shire is divided into three wards: Heritage-listed places. As of 2021, 102 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Meekatharra, of which three are on the State Register of Heritage Places.