District Council of Robertstown
The District Council of Robertstown was a local government area in South Australia from 1932 to 1997. The central town and council seat was Robertstown.[1]
It was established on 3 May 1932 with the amalgamation of the District Council of Apoinga and the District Council of English.[2] In 1936, it was reported to cover 550 square miles, with a population of 2,100. It comprised the cadastral hundreds of Apoinga, Bower, Bright, Bundey and English. The district's industries were described as "wheat, wool, dairy produce, magnasite, asbestos and...firewood". The council met in the Peace Hall at Robertstown.[1] It was divided into five wards: Apoinga, Bower, Bright, English and Robertstown.[3]
It existed until 1997, when it merged with the District Council of Burra Burra, the District Council of Eudunda and the District Council of Hallett to form the Regional Council of Goyder.[4]
Chairmen
- Johannes Alwin Heinrich (1932-1933) [2]
- Walter Lewis Noske (1933-1954) [2]
- Johannes Alwin Heinrich (1954-1955) [5]
- Angus Hammond Farley (1955-1972) [5]
- Frank Martin Mosey (1972-1982) [5]
- Denis Brian Keller (1982-?) [5]
References
- 1 2 Hosking, P. (1936). The Official civic record of South Australia : centenary year, 1936. Adelaide: Universal Publicity Company. p. 852.
- 1 2 3 Marsden, Susan (2012). "A History of South Australian Councils to 1936" (PDF). Local Government Association of South Australia. p. 11. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ↑ "DISTRICT COUNCIL OF ROBERTSTOWN". Burra Record. 54, (39). South Australia. 27 September 1933. p. 1. Retrieved 4 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Cabinet Documents, January 1997". Department of Premier and Cabinet. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 Matthews, Penny (1986), South Australia, the civic record, 1836-1986, Wakefield Press, p. 527, ISBN 978-0-949268-82-2
Coordinates: 34°00′0″S 139°04′0″E / 34.00000°S 139.06667°E