Corporate Town of Gladstone

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The Corporate Town of Gladstone was a local government area in South Australia, centred on the town of Gladstone. It was proclaimed on 8 March 1883, separating the township from the surrounding District Council of Gladstone. It was divided into three wards at its inception (North, East and West), each represented by two councillors. [1] In 1923, it covered an area of 2,243 acres, with a capital value of £137,740. [2] In 1924, it transferred ownership of the Town Hall and the Soldiers' Memorial to the Gladstone Institute. [3] It ceased to exist on 15 May 1933 when it merged back into the District Council. [4] It was expressed at the time that there was local regret at the loss of the distinct town council, but that a decline in rates and reductions in state government expenditure had made it a necessity. [5]

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References

  1. "Thursday, March 8, 1883" (PDF). The Government Gazette of South Australia. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  2. The Civic record of South Australia, 1921–1923. Associated Publishing Service. 1924. p. 303.
  3. "GLADSTONE". Recorder (7, 822). South Australia. 3 March 1924. p. 4. Retrieved 9 April 2016 via National Library of Australia.
  4. Marsden, Susan (2012). "A History of South Australian Councils to 1936" (PDF). Local Government Association of South Australia. p. 41. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 March 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  5. "CHANGE-OVER AT GLADSTONE". The News . XX (3, 066). South Australia. 17 May 1933. p. 6. Retrieved 9 April 2016 via National Library of Australia.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Hosking, P. (1936). The Official civic record of South Australia : centenary year, 1936. Adelaide: Universal Publicity Company. p. 596.
  7. "GLADSTONE CORPORATION". The Areas' Express . LVII (3588). South Australia. 10 March 1933. p. 2. Retrieved 9 April 2016 via National Library of Australia.

Coordinates: 33°16′0″S138°21′0″E / 33.26667°S 138.35000°E / -33.26667; 138.35000