▁( N or thern ▁Cape ). ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁ser ic iella ▁Category : M oth s ▁described ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Sh ire ▁of ▁Mor awa ▁is ▁a ▁local ▁government ▁area ▁in ▁the ▁Mid ▁West ▁region ▁of ▁Western ▁Australia , ▁about ▁ ▁east - s out heast ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Ger ald ton ▁and ▁about ▁ ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁capital , ▁Per th . ▁The ▁Sh ire ▁covers ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁and ▁its ▁seat ▁of ▁government ▁is ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Mor awa . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁Sh ire ▁of ▁Mor awa ▁origin ated ▁as ▁the ▁Mor awa ▁Road ▁District , ▁established ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁April ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁when ▁the ▁Per en jor i - Mor awa ▁Road ▁District ▁( which ▁had ▁separated ▁from ▁the ▁Upper ▁Ir win ▁Road ▁District ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 ), ▁split ▁into ▁separate ▁Mor awa ▁and ▁Per en jor i ▁road ▁districts . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁Mor awa ▁became ▁a ▁sh ire ▁following ▁the ▁passage ▁of ▁the ▁Local ▁Government ▁Act ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁which ▁reform ed ▁all ▁remaining ▁road ▁districts ▁into ▁sh ires . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁Sh ires ▁of ▁M ingen ew , ▁Three ▁Spr ings , ▁Mor awa ▁and ▁Per en jor i ▁announced ▁their ▁intention ▁to ▁am alg am ate . ▁A ▁formal ▁agreement ▁was ▁signed ▁five ▁days ▁later