District Council of Port Broughton
The District Council of Port Broughton was a local government area in South Australia from 1892 to 1997 seated at the town of Port Broughton.[1][2]
History
It was proclaimed on 9 June 1892 as the District Council of Mundoora by the severance of the
The District Council of Mundoora renamed itself the District Council of Port Broughton on 31 May 1917.
It was abolished in 1997, when it merged with the
Neighbouring local government
The following adjacent local government bodies co-existed with the Mundoora/Port Broughton council:
- District Council of Crystal Brook lay north until the Hundred of Wandearah was annexed by the District Council of Pirie in 1892, after which time the latter council became the northern neighbour to Mundoora council.
- The District Council of Crystal Brook lay north east until it was amalgamgated with Redhill council in 1988. From that time the District Council of Crystal Brook-Redhill lay north east.
- District Council of Broughton(established 1876) lay immediately east, changing its name to District Council of Redhill in 1912, until 1988 when it was amalgamated with Crystal Brook council.
- District Council of Snowtown (established 1888) lay east and south east until 1988 when it was amalgamated into the District Council of Blyth-Snowtown, after which time the latter council became the south east neighbour to Port Broughton council.
- District Council of Barunga West.
Chairmen
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- T. Barker (1892) [6]
- James Barclay (1896–1905) [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]
- S. March (1908) [18]
- H. Allchurch (1909–1910) [19][20]
- James Barclay (1911) [21]
- James Henry Fletcher (1928–1931) [22]
- Walter Scott Murray (1940–1944) [22]
- George Horace Routley (1931–1936) [22]
- John Sansfield Casey (1936–1940) [22]
- Joseph Steven James Stringer (1940–1942) [22]
- George Edward Barnes (1942–1944) [22]
- Joseph Steven James Stringer (1944–1945) [22]
- James Henry Fletcher (1946–1949) [22]
- Thomas Henry Ireland (1949–1950) [22]
- John Sansfield Casey (1950–1954) [22]
- Murvin Keith Duffield (1954–1963) [22]
- Frederick William Schmitt (1963–1968) [22]
- Kevin James Kerley (1970–1974) [22]
- Ronald Frank Hewett (1974-?) [22]
References
- ^ a b c Marsden, Susan (2012). "A History of South Australian Councils to 1936" (PDF). Local Government Association of South Australia. p. 41. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ "Cabinet Documents: June 1988". Department of Premier and Cabinet. Archived from the original on 20 March 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- Adelaide Observer. Vol. XLIX, no. 2645. 11 June 1892. p. 32. Retrieved 15 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- South Australian Chronicle. Vol. XXXIII, no. 1, 671. 30 August 1890. p. 6. Retrieved 23 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "GOVERNMENT GAZETTE". The Advertiser. Vol. XXXVI, no. 10947. South Australia. 17 November 1893. p. 7. Retrieved 23 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b Hosking, P. (1936). The Official civic record of South Australia : centenary year, 1936. Adelaide: Universal Publicity Company. p. 813.
- ^ "Mid North locals honoured". The Flinders News. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- The Chronicle. Vol. 39, no. 1, 989. South Australia. 3 October 1896. p. 21. Retrieved 23 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "ARBOR DAY". The Advertiser. Vol. XL, no. 12119. South Australia. 20 August 1897. p. 6. Retrieved 23 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- Evening Journal. Vol. XXX, no. 8625. South Australia. 19 July 1898. p. 2 (ONE O'CLOCK EDITION). Retrieved 23 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- The Register. Vol. LXVII, no. 17, 258. South Australia. 7 March 1902. p. 3. Retrieved 23 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "RAILWAY FROM BRINKWORTH TO PORT BROUGHTON". The Northern Argus. Vol. XXXI, no. 2, 511. South Australia. 1 September 1899. p. 2. Retrieved 23 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- The Laura Standard. Vol. X, no. 567. South Australia. 23 March 1900. p. 4. Retrieved 23 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- Adelaide Observer. Vol. LVIII, no. 3, 128. 14 September 1901. p. 8 (Supplement to the Adelaide Observer.). Retrieved 23 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- The Express and Telegraph. Vol. XL, no. 11, 982. South Australia. 11 September 1903. p. 4. Retrieved 23 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- The Register. Vol. LXIX, no. 17, 859. South Australia. 9 February 1904. p. 8. Retrieved 23 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- The Express and Telegraph. Vol. XLII, no. 12, 430. South Australia. 3 March 1905. p. 1. Retrieved 23 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "BRINKWORTH-PORT BROUGHTON RAILWAY". The Advertiser. Vol. LI, no. 15, 596. South Australia. 12 October 1908. p. 11. Retrieved 23 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- Evening Journal. Vol. XLIII, no. 11943. South Australia. 7 July 1909. p. 2. Retrieved 23 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- Daily Herald. Vol. 1, no. 166. South Australia. 15 September 1910. p. 13. Retrieved 23 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "DEPUTATIONS". The Advertiser. Vol. LIV, no. 16, 509. South Australia. 14 September 1911. p. 17. Retrieved 23 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-949268-82-2