District Council of Upper Wakefield

District Council of Upper Wakefield
South Australia
District Council of Upper Wakefield; South Australia
	District Council of Upper Wakefield
Coordinates	34°01′38″S 138°41′08″E
Established	19 October 1854
Abolished	5 July 1970
Council seat	Auburn
State electorate(s)	Burra and Clare (1854–1862); Stanley (1862–1875); Wooroora (1875–1938)
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The District Council of Upper Wakefield was a local government area in South Australia centred on the town of Auburn from 1854 until 1970.

History

The District Council of Upper Wakefield was proclaimed on 19 October 1854 by secession of the Hundred of Upper Wakefield from the District Council of Clare, which had been established in the preceding year.[1]

In 1970 the council amalgamated with the District Council of Saddleworth to form the District Council of Saddleworth and Auburn.[2]

Chairs

Incomplete list:

Joseph Stear Cole (1854–?)
James English (c1883–?)[3]
J. J. Duncan
J. Robertson (1901–1904)[4]
J. G. Williams (1904–?)[5]
E. W. Castine (1907)[6]
D. Garrett (?–1921)[7]
G. W. Parker (1922–1923)[7]
B. H. Roberts (1924–1933) [7]
G. W. Williams (1934–1935)[7]

References

"Districts of Clare and Upper Wakefield" (PDF). South Australian Government Gazette (44 ed.). Government of South Australia. 1854: 728. 19 October 1854. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
"LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1934-1969: UNION OF AREAS OF THE DISTRICT COUNCILS OF SADDLEWORTH AND UPPER WAKEFIELD" (PDF). South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. 1970 (29): 2186–2170. 25 June 1970. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
"Upper Wakefield, July 7". Northern Argus. South Australia. 13 July 1883. p. 3. Retrieved 12 November 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
"DEATH OF MR. J. ROBERTSON". Chronicle. Vol. 46, no. 2, 392. South Australia. 25 June 1904. p. 13. Retrieved 7 June 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
"THE COUNTRY". The Register (Adelaide). Vol. LXX, no. 18, 308. South Australia. 18 July 1905. p. 3. Retrieved 7 June 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
"MEETING OF RATEPAYERS". Observer. Vol. LXIV, no. 3, 435. South Australia. 3 August 1907. p. 50. Retrieved 7 June 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
Hosking, P.; Universal Publicity Company. (1936), The Official civic record of South Australia : centenary year, 1936, Universal Publicity Company, pp. 912–915, retrieved 7 June 2019

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[Gazette-1] "Districts of Clare and Upper Wakefield" (PDF). South Australian Government Gazette (44 ed.). Government of South Australia. 1854: 728. 19 October 1854. Retrieved 5 June 2019.

[2] "LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1934-1969: UNION OF AREAS OF THE DISTRICT COUNCILS OF SADDLEWORTH AND UPPER WAKEFIELD" (PDF). South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. 1970 (29): 2186–2170. 25 June 1970. Retrieved 5 June 2019.

[3] "Upper Wakefield, July 7". Northern Argus. South Australia. 13 July 1883. p. 3. Retrieved 12 November 2020 – via National Library of Australia.

[4] "DEATH OF MR. J. ROBERTSON". Chronicle. Vol. 46, no. 2, 392. South Australia. 25 June 1904. p. 13. Retrieved 7 June 2019 – via National Library of Australia.

[5] "THE COUNTRY". The Register (Adelaide). Vol. LXX, no. 18, 308. South Australia. 18 July 1905. p. 3. Retrieved 7 June 2019 – via National Library of Australia.

[6] "MEETING OF RATEPAYERS". Observer. Vol. LXIV, no. 3, 435. South Australia. 3 August 1907. p. 50. Retrieved 7 June 2019 – via National Library of Australia.

[civ1936-7] Hosking, P.; Universal Publicity Company. (1936), The Official civic record of South Australia : centenary year, 1936, Universal Publicity Company, pp. 912–915, retrieved 7 June 2019

Former local government areas in South Australia
Adelaide metropolitan	Birkenhead Brighton (Marion) Brighton (M) East Torrens Elizabeth Enfield/Yatala South Glanville Glenelg Henley and Grange Highercombe Hindmarsh Hindmarsh (M) Hindmarsh Woodville Lefevre's Peninsula Kensington and Norwood Morphett Vale Munno Para Munno Para East Munno Para West Noarlunga Payneham/Stepney Port Adelaide Portland Estate Queenstown and Alberton Rosewater Semaphore St Peters Thebarton Woodville Yatala Yatala North
Barossa and Mid North	Alma Plains Angaston Apoinga Auburn Balaklava Barossa East Barossa West Barossa Belvidere Black Springs Blyth Blyth-Snowtown Booborowie Burra Burra Burra Burra (M) Bute/Ninnes Clare Clare (M) Clare and Spalding Crystal Brook Crystal Brook-Redhill Dalkey Dublin English Eudunda Flaxman's Valley Freeling/Nuriootpa Gawler South Georgetown Gilbert Grace Hall Hamilton Hanson Hutt and Hill Rivers Julia Kapunda Kapunda (M) Light (1867–1892) Light (1977–1996) Mallala/Light (Adelaide Plains) Mount Bryan Mudla Wirra (1854–1867) Mudla Wirra (1933–1977) Mudla Wirra North Mudla Wirra South Narridy Neales Owen Port Broughton/Mundoora Port Gawler Port Wakefield Redhill/Broughton Rhynie Riverton Robertstown Saddleworth Saddleworth and Auburn Snowtown Spalding Stanley Stockport Tanunda Truro Upper Wakefield Wakefield Plains Waterloo
Eyre Peninsula	Lincoln (Lower Eyre Peninsula) Le Hunte/Minnipa (Wudinna)
Hills, Fleurieu and KI	Aldinga Alexandrina Angas Bremer Brinkley Clarendon Crafers Dudley Echunga Encounter Bay/Inman Goolwa Gumeracha Happy Valley/Meadows Keyneton/North Rhine Kingscote Kondoparinga Macclesfield Monarto Mount Crawford Mount Pleasant Myponga Nairne Onaunga Onkaparinga Para Wirra Port Elliot Port Elliot and Goolwa/Encounter Bay Rapid Bay Springton/South Rhine Stirling Strathalbyn Strathalbyn (M) Talunga Tungkillo Victor Harbor Willunga Yankalilla and Myponga
Murray/Murray Mallee	Barmera/Cobdogla Berri Brown's Well Caurnamont Coonalpyn Downs East Murray Karoonda Lameroo/Pinnaroo Loxton Mannum Marne Meningie Mobilong Morgan Murray Bridge Paringa Peake Pinnaroo/Pinnaroo East Renmark Renmark/Hamley (M) Ridley Ridley-Truro Sedan/Keyneton and Swan Reach Swan Reach/Blanchetown Waikerie
Southeast	Beachport Benara Kennion Millicent/Mayurra Mount Gambier (1863–1864) Mount Gambier East Mount Gambier West Mount Muirhead Naracoorte (M) Penola Port MacDonnell Lacepede (Kingston) Lucindale Naracoorte Tantanoola Wirrega
Upper and Far North	Belalie Booyoolie Caltowie Carrieton/Eurelia Coglin Davenport Gladstone/Yangya Gladstone (M) Hallett Hawker Jamestown Jamestown (M) Kanyaka Kanyaka-Quorn Laura Laura (M) Orroroo Peterborough/Petersburg Pirie Port Augusta West Port Germein Port Pirie Quorn Rocky River Terowie Wilmington/Hammond Woolundunga/Davenport Yongala
Yorke Peninsula	Central Yorke Peninsula Clinton Dalrymple Edithburgh Green's Plains Kadina Kadina (M) Kulpara Maitland Melville Minlaton Moonta Wallaroo Warooka Northern Yorke Peninsula Yorke Peninsula (1888–1969) Yorketown Yorketown (M)