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ELECTORAL DISTRIBUTION COMMISSIONERS GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA ELECTORAL DISTRICT OF WYNDHAM MURCHISON-EYRE Shire of Wyndham - East Kimberley MINING & PASTORAL REGION KUNUNURRA WESTERN AUSTRALIA Determined on 4 August 2003 REGION Electoral Region Boundary D DISTRICT Electoral District Boundary R DERBY Local Authority Local Authority Boundary HWY 0 100 200 300 km HWY RE G AT BROOME Produced and copyright HALLS CREEK Department of Land Information, 2003 FITZROY CROSSING U AN Y D NC R T NOR N ITO Shire THER A R of N Shire of Broome A N Derby - West Kimberley M I R TER E H T INDIAN OCEAN R O N Shire of Halls Creek EAT GR PORT RD HEDLAND Town of Port Hedland M ROEBOURNE AR KARRATHA BLE HWY Shire of Roebourne CENTRAL KIMBERLEY - PILBARA G L R Marble Bar A T E S A B T A A Shire of East Pilbara O R C N PANNAWONICA O ONSLOW R T Nullagine T H S E E R RD N W Shire of Ashburton H H Roy Hill T H OR TOM Marillana H N N NORTH WEST Balfour PRICE ER COASTAL HWY Downs Jigalong TH PARABURDOO NEWMAN Aboriginal R Community O HRobertson Range N Shire of Carnarvon MINING AND PASTORAL Kumarina Shire of Upper Gascoyne Roahouse REGION Y W Gascoyne H Giles Meteorological Junction Station RD Shire of Wiluna Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku CARNA R L VO Shire of Meekatharra RA Warakurna N NT CE Roadhouse M N ER T U H A L T E L R R E G O W N A DFIE OL LDS Shire G MURCHISON - EYRE of Shire of Murchison Wiluna Shark MEEKATHARRA Bay Murchison T A Tjukayirla E RD R Roadhouse RD G Shire of Cue LIA Cue A TR Sandstone CENTRAL S LEINSTER Shire of Laverton U A MT MAGNET T Shire A Yalgoo Shire E of Shire of Leonora R MULLEWA of Sandstone G Shire Mt Magnet Laverton of GREENOUGH Yalgoo LEONORA GERALDTON MORAWA Paynes Find Shire of Menzies Perenjori Menzies Shire of Menzies H W Y DALWALLINU Shire Beacon of KALGOORLIE TH U Koolyanobbing Coolgardie KALGOORLIE MERREDIN COOLGARDIE BOULDER City of Kalgoorlie - Boulder SO Mukinbudin Bullfinch SOUTHERN WY CROSS H Kambalda Westonia TERN KAMBALDA AT EAS MERREDIN GRE Widgiemooltha (WEST) C Marvel Loch O O Shire L Mundrabilla NORTHAM G Eucla of A Cocklebiddy Roadhouse R EYRE Shire of Dundas Yilgarn D Roadhouse Border Village I PERTH E Balladonia Madura Roadhouse NORSEMAN Y E Roadhouse HW Roadhouse Hyden S P E Caiguna R A Roadhouse N C AGRICULTURAL E Lake Salmon Gums REGION King H Shire of Esperance ROE W Y C H OAST UT HWY ESPERANCE SO SOUTHERN OCEAN.

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