District Council of Gumeracha

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District Council of Gumeracha
South Australia
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District Council of Gumeracha
Coordinates 34°49′32″S138°53′00″E / 34.82556°S 138.88333°E / -34.82556; 138.88333 Coordinates: 34°49′32″S138°53′00″E / 34.82556°S 138.88333°E / -34.82556; 138.88333
Established 1935
Abolished 1997
Council seat Gumeracha
LGAs around District Council of Gumeracha:
Munno Para Barossa (DC) Mount Pleasant
Tea Tree Gully District Council of Gumeracha Mount Pleasant
East Torrens Onkaparinga (DC) Mount Barker

The District Council of Gumeracha was a local government area of South Australia from 1935 to 1997, seated at Gumeracha.

Local government in Australia

Local government in Australia is the third tier of government in Australia administered by the states and territories, which in turn are beneath the federal tier. Local government is not mentioned in the Constitution of Australia and two referenda in the 1970s and 1980s to alter the Constitution relating to local government were unsuccessful. Every state government recognises local government in their respective constitutions. Unlike Canada or the United States, there is only one level of local government in each state, with no distinction such as cities and counties.

South Australia State of Australia

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Gumeracha, South Australia Town in South Australia

Gumeracha is a town in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia, located on the Adelaide-Mannum Road. It is located in the Adelaide Hills Council local government area on the south bank of the upper River Torrens. At the 2006 census, Gumeracha had a population of 731.

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History

The council was established in 1935 out of the abolished District Council of Talunga, much of the abolished District Council of Para Wirra and southwestern parts of the abolished District Council of Mount Crawford. [1] The council area occupied approximately the southwestern two thirds of the Hundred of Para Wirra and the southwestern two thirds of the Hundred of Talunga.

District Council of Para Wirra Local government area in South Australia

The District Council of Para Wirra was a local government area of South Australia from 1854 to 1935, seated at Maidstone.

Hundred of Para Wirra Cadastral in South Australia

The Hundred of Para Wirra is a cadastral hundred of the County of Adelaide, South Australia, spanning a portion of the Adelaide Hills north of the Torrens Valley including Mount Crawford.

Hundred of Talunga Cadastral in South Australia

The Hundred of Talunga is a cadastral hundred of the County of Adelaide, South Australia, spanning the Torrens Valley in the Adelaide Hills. It was proclaimed by Governor Frederick Robe in 1846 and named for an indigenous term thought to mean 'waterhole'.

In 1997 Gumeracha amalgamated with the district councils of Onkaparinga and East Torrens to its south, and the District Council of Stirling, to form the much larger Adelaide Hills Council.

The District Council of Onkaparinga was a local government council of South Australia from 1853 to 1997.

District Council of East Torrens Local government area in South Australia

The District Council of East Torrens was a local government council of South Australia from 1853 to 1997.

District Council of Stirling Local government area in South Australia

The District Council of Stirling was a local government area of South Australia from 1883 to 1997, seated at Stirling.

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References

  1. ↑ Marsden, Susan (2012). "A History of South Australian Councils to 1936" (PDF). Local Government Association of South Australia. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
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