The Shire of Leonora is about 240 kilometres north of the city of Kalgoorlie and about 830 kilometres northeast of Perth. It was originally part of the North Coolgardie Road District when that entity was gazetted in 1898. Then the town was gazetted as a municipality with its own mayor in 1900.
Leonora became the largest centre on the North Eastern Goldfields and by 1908 boasted 7 hotels, general stores, chemists, tailors and bakeries. Mining has continued uptil the present day with gold, and now nickel, being produced in large quantities.
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