District Council of Rosewater

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District Council of Rosewater
South Australia
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District Council of Rosewater
Coordinates 34°50′46″S138°30′11″E / 34.846°S 138.503°E / -34.846; 138.503 Coordinates: 34°50′46″S138°30′11″E / 34.846°S 138.503°E / -34.846; 138.503
Established1877
Abolished1899
Council seat Rosewater
LGAs around District Council of Rosewater:
Port Adelaide
Birkenhead
Yatala
Yatala North
Port Adelaide District Council of Rosewater Yatala
Yatala South
Port Adelaide
Queenstown and Alberton
Yatala
Yatala South
Yatala
Yatala South

The District Council of Rosewater was a local government area of South Australia immediately east of Port Adelaide from 1877 to 1899.

Local government in Australia

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South Australia State of Australia

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Port Adelaide Suburb of Adelaide, South Australia

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History

The council was established in 1877, centred on the 'Rosewater' subdivision on Grand Junction Road, about 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi) south east of Port Adelaide. [1]

Rosewater, South Australia Suburb of Adelaide, South Australia

Rosewater is one of the western suburbs of Adelaide and is located 10 km north-west of Adelaide's central business district (CBD). Although mainly residential, there are many shops along Grand Junction Road and the retired "Rosewater Loop" railway line runs through the suburb. Rosewater is split in half by Grand Junction Road and bordered on the east by Addison and on the south by Torrens Road.

The council was abolished in 1899, being the last small neighbour of Port Adelaide to be absorbed into the larger corporate town.

Notes

  1. Marsden, Susan (2012). "A History of South Australian Councils to 1936" (PDF). Local Government Association of South Australia. Parts of DCs of Queenstown and Alberton, Yatala North and Yatala South were severed and DC of Rosewater was proclaimed on 22 March 1877. Added to the Municipality of Port Adelaide on 26 January 1889, becoming Rosatala Ward.


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