District Council of Peake

The District Council of Peake was a local government area in the Australian state of South Australia that existed from 1911 to 1997 on land in the state’s south-east.

District Council of Peake
South Australia
District Council of Peake is located in South Australia
District Council of Peake
District Council of Peake
Coordinates35°21′51″S 139°57′13″E[1]
Population1,070 (1985)[2]
 • Density0.5611/km2 (1.453/sq mi)
Established1911 [3]
Abolished1997 [4]
Area1,906.8 km2 (736.2 sq mi)(1985)[2]
Council seatPeake[5]

It was proclaimed on 16 November 1911 with its seat being located in the town of Peake.[3]

At establishment, it consisted of the whole of the hundreds of Peake, Sherlock, Roby and Livingston.[3]

At establishment, the district consisted of four wards whose names and boundaries were identical to the consistent hundreds and which were represented by two councillors each with the exception of Livingston Ward which were represented by one councillor.[3]

On 13 February 1997, it was amalgamated with the district councils of Coonalpyn Downs and Meningie to create the Coorong District Council.[4]

Chairmen

The following persons were elected to serve as chairman of the council for the following terms:[6]: 784  [2]

  1. W.G. Wilson, (1912 -?)
  2. George Daniel Goodall (1927 - 1941)
  3. Leslie Alick Williams (1941 - 46)
  4. Albert William George Bald (1946 - 49)
  5. David Lewellyn Bedggood Thompson (1949 - 69)
  6. Leslie John Tynan (1969 - 71)
  7. James Robert Cattle (1971 - 79)
  8. Leslie John Tynan (1979 - 83)
  9. Bernard James Cross (1983 - ?)

See also

References
  1. "Search results for "Peake, GTWN" with the following datasets selected - 'Government Towns', 'Hundreds' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  2. Matthews, Penny (1986), South Australia, the civic record, 1836-1986, Wakefield Press, pp. 433–437, ISBN 978-0-949268-82-2
  3. Wallis, F.S. (16 November 1911). "Constitution of District of Peake" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. p. 1004. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  4. Kerin, R.G. (13 February 1997). "LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1934 SECTIONS 7 AND 14: AMALGAMATION OF THE DISTRICT COUNCIL OF PEAKE, THE DISTRICT COUNCIL OF MENINGIE AND THE DISTRICT COUNCIL OF PEAKE" (PDF). The Government Gazette of South Australia. Government of South Australia. pp. 900–903. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  5. "A NEW DISTRICT COUNCIL". The Mount Barker Courier and Onkaparinga and Gumeracha Advertiser. Vol. 29, no. 1498. South Australia. 2 July 1909. p. 2. Retrieved 6 April 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. Hosking, P. (1936), The Official civic record of South Australia : centenary year, 1936, Universal Publicity Company, pp. 784–787, retrieved 8 April 2019
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