The Town of Midland was a local government area in the eastern suburbs of Perth, 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 first meeting of the newly elected Municipality of Helena Vale was held at the goods shed of the Midland Railway Company 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 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.
On 1 April 1970, the Council was forced by the State Government 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.
Population Year Population 1903 2,208 1911 3,484 1921 4,937 1933 5,408 1947 6,182 1954 8,496 1961 9,256 1966 9,335
Mayors MayorTermEdwin James Halpin1895–1898William Gerald Lefroy1899–1900Alexander Ernest Watt1901–1902Dr William Elgee1902–1903Ferdinand Charles Farrall1903–1905William Robert Crosbie1905–1906Percival Ford Robinson1906–1911George Hiscox1911–1914Archibald Jamieson1914–1915Peter Sampson1915–1916George Hiscox1916–1923Benjamin Davies1923–1924William Robert Crosbie1924–1929Joseph James Poynton1929–1933Arthur William Brown1933–1933Francis William Tuohy1933–1939George Alexander Kennedy1939–1940Albert Weston Pauly1940–1946Francis William Tuohy1946–1947James Howard Cole1947–1955Walter Samuel Doney1955–1962William Patrick Calnon1962–1970
See also Midland Railway Workshops
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