Hundred of Gilbert

The Hundred of Gilbert is a cadastral unit of hundred in the northern Mount Lofty Ranges including the town of Riverton.[1] It is one of the nine hundreds of the County of Light.[2] It was proclaimed in 1851 by Governor Henry Young and named after the Gilbert River, which flows from north to south through the hundred.[1] The river, in turn, was named in honour of South Australian pioneer Thomas Gilbert.

Gilbert
South Australia
Giles Corner, south of Riverton
Gilbert is located in South Australia
Gilbert
Gilbert
Coordinates34.20°S 138.79°E / -34.20; 138.79
Established7 August 1851
Area291 km2 (112.5 sq mi)
CountyLight
Lands administrative divisions around Gilbert:
Upper Wakefield Saddleworth Waterloo
Alma Gilbert Waterloo
Alma Light Kapunda

Riverton, Marrabel (west half), Rhynie (part east of Horrocks Highway), Giles Corner (part) and Tarlee of the Clare and Gilbert Valleys council are situated inside (or largely inside) the bounds of the Hundred of Gilbert, as well as Hamilton (west of Marrabel Road) of the Light Regional Council.

Local government

The District Council of Gilbert was established in 1866 with boundaries including all of the hundred except that part west of the contemporary Horrocks Highway, which was already governed by the District Council of Stockport.[3]

In 1932 a small part of the council's south east was added to the District Council of Kapunda and the remainder was joined with the councils of Rhynie and Stockport to form the new District Council of Riverton.[4]

From 1997 the District Council of Clare and Gilbert Valleys amalgamated the council of Riverton with the councils of Clare and Saddleworth & Auburn.[5]

In 1996 the small south east portion of the hundred became part of the District Council of Light and Kapunda (later called Light Regional Council) by the amalgamation of the District Council of Light and the Kapunda council.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Search result for 'Hundred of Riverton, HD'". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. SA0026019). Archived from the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2017. Derivation of Name: Gilbert River
  2. South Australia hundred maps 1:63 360. Surveyor General's Office. 1867.
  3. "DISTRICT OF GILBERT" (PDF). South Australian Government Gazette (29 ed.). Government of South Australia: 634. 5 July 1866. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  4. Marsden, Susan (2012). "LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA: A HISTORY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIAN COUNCILS to 1936" (PDF). Retrieved 21 June 2017. Created 5 July 1866. On 12 May 1932 part was added to DC of Kapunda and the rest was united with the DCs of Rhynie and Stockport to form the new DC of Riverton. John McInerney, a farmer at Olive Farm, Riverton, was the Chairman (1927–1938) who guided the 1932 amalgamation of the three councils, and was awarded Coronation Honours for his service in 1937.
  5. "CLARE & GILBERT VALLEYS COUNCIL PROFILE". Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council. Retrieved 21 June 2017. The Clare & Gilbert Valleys Council was proclaimed on 1 July 1997, having been formed through the amalgamation of the District Council of Clare, the District Council of Riverton and the District Council of Saddleworth & Auburn.
  6. "Welcome Pack" (PDF). Light Regional Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
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