District Council of Minlaton

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District Council of Minlaton
South Australia
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District Council of Minlaton
Coordinates 34°45′0″S137°39′24″E / 34.75000°S 137.65667°E / -34.75000; 137.65667 Coordinates: 34°45′0″S137°39′24″E / 34.75000°S 137.65667°E / -34.75000; 137.65667
Established1888
Abolished1997
LGAs around District Council of Minlaton:
Spencer Gulf Yorke Peninsula (1888–1969)
Central Yorke Peninsula (1969–1997)		 Gulf St Vincent
Spencer Gulf District Council of Minlaton Gulf St Vincent
Melville (1888–1932)
Yorketown (1932–1997)
Warooka (1888–1997)		 Dalrymple (1888–1932)
Melville (1888–1932)
Yorketown (1932–1997)		 Gulf St Vincent

The District Council of Minlaton was a local government area in South Australia from 1888 to 1997 seated at Minlaton on the Yorke Peninsula.

Local government in the Australian state of South Australia describes the organisations and processes by which towns and districts can manage their own affairs to the extent permitted by section 64A of Constitution Act 1934 (SA).

South Australia State of Australia

South Australia is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of 983,482 square kilometres (379,725 sq mi), it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, and fifth largest by population. It has a total of 1.7 million people, and its population is the second most highly centralised in Australia, after Western Australia, with more than 77 percent of South Australians living in the capital, Adelaide, or its environs. Other population centres in the state are relatively small; Mount Gambier, the second largest centre, has a population of 28,684.

Minlaton, South Australia Town in South Australia

Minlaton is a town in central Yorke Peninsula, South Australia. At the 2016 census, Minlaton had a population of 800. It is known as the "Barley capital of the world", due to the rich Barley production in the region.

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History

The District Council of Minlaton was officially proclaimed on 5 January 1888 by the District Councils Act 1887 as constituting the Hundreds of Curramulka, Koolywurtie and Minlacowie, and the unincorporated portion of the Hundred of Ramsay. [1] This cluster of adjacent hundreds spanned the entire width of the peninsula at Minlaton for about 29 kilometres (18 mi) north to south.

The District Councils Act 1887 was an act of the Parliament of South Australia. It received assent on 9 December 1887, and its provisions came into effect when proclaimed by Governor William C. F. Robinson on 5 January 1888.

The Hundred of Koolywurtie is a hundred in the county of County of Fergusson in South Australia. Proclaimed on 31 December 1874, it covers an area of 320 square kilometres (123 sq mi). Its name is thought to be derived from the place known as "Koolywurtie or Black Point." The first local government body within the hundred was the District Council of Minlaton.

The first council meeting was held on 13 February 1888 and John C Tonkin was elected chairman. Prior to 1920 council meetings were held in the Minlaton Institute or in other rented rooms. [2]

In November 1907 the council annexed portions of the hundreds of Muloowurtie and Wauraltee from the Yorke Peninsula council. [2]

The District Council of Yorke Peninsula was a local government area on the Yorke Peninsula of South Australia from 1888 to 1969.

In June 1908 portions of the Hundred of Ramsay were severed from the council and annexed by the District Council of Dalrymple. [2]

In 1920 the first council chambers were built in Minlaton. Then in 1939 the council seat was moved to the new town hall of Minlaton. [2]

The council ceased to exist in 1997 when it was amalgamated with the councils of Central Yorke Peninsula, Warooka and Yorketown to form the second iteration of the District Council of Yorke Peninsula. [2]

Neighbouring local government

The following adjacent local government bodies co-existed with the Minlaton council:

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References

  1. ↑ The District Councils Act 1887 (No. 419 of 50 and 51 Vic, 1887) (SA) "DISTRICT OF MINLATON.—Comprising the Hundreds of Curramulka, Koolywurtie, and Minlacowie, and that portion of the Hundred of Ramsay not heretofore included in the District of Dalrymple."
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Minlaton". SA Memory. State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
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