District Council of Upper Wakefield

District Council of Upper Wakefield South Australia
District Council of Upper Wakefield
Coordinates	34°01′38″S138°41′08″E / 34.02722°S 138.68556°E / -34.02722; 138.68556
Established	19 October 1854
Abolished	5 July 1970
Council seat	Auburn
State electorate(s)	Burra and Clare (1854–1862) Stanley (1862–1875) Wooroora (1875–1938)
LGAs around District Council of Upper Wakefield: Blyth Clare Clare Hall Blyth Upper Wakefield Stanley Saddleworth Dalkey Balaklava Rhynie Alma Plains Saddleworth

The District Council of Upper Wakefield was a local government area in South Australia centred on the town of Auburn from 1854 until 1970.

History

The District Council of Upper Wakefield was proclaimed on 19 October 1854 by secession of the Hundred of Upper Wakefield from the District Council of Clare, which had been established in the preceding year. ^[1]

In 1970 the council amalgamated with the District Council of Saddleworth to form the District Council of Saddleworth and Auburn. ^[2]

Chairs

Incomplete list:

• Joseph Stear Cole (1854–?)
• James English (c1883–?) ^[3]
• J. J. Duncan
• J. Robertson (1901–1904) ^[4]
• J. G. Williams (1904–?) ^[5]
• E. W. Castine (1907) ^[6]
• D. Garrett (1907–Sep 1922) ^{[7] [8] [9]}
• G. W. Parker (1922–1923) ^[9]
• B. H. Roberts (1924–1933) ^[9]
• G. W. Williams (1934–1935) ^[9]

References

1. "Districts of Clare and Upper Wakefield" (PDF). South Australian Government Gazette . 1854 (44 ed.). Government of South Australia: 728. 19 October 1854. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
2. "LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1934-1969: UNION OF AREAS OF THE DISTRICT COUNCILS OF SADDLEWORTH AND UPPER WAKEFIELD" (PDF). South Australian Government Gazette . 1970 (29). Government of South Australia: 2186–2170. 25 June 1970. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
3. "Upper Wakefield, July 7". Northern Argus . South Australia. 13 July 1883. p. 3. Retrieved 12 November 2020– via National Library of Australia.
4. "DEATH OF MR. J. ROBERTSON". Chronicle . Vol. 46, no. 2, 392. South Australia. 25 June 1904. p. 13. Retrieved 7 June 2019– via National Library of Australia.
5. "THE COUNTRY". The Register (Adelaide) . Vol. LXX, no. 18, 308. South Australia. 18 July 1905. p. 3. Retrieved 7 June 2019– via National Library of Australia.
6. "MEETING OF RATEPAYERS". Observer . Vol. LXIV, no. 3, 435. South Australia. 3 August 1907. p. 50. Retrieved 7 June 2019– via National Library of Australia.
7. "AUBURN". Kapunda Herald. South Australia. 29 November 1907. p. 3. Retrieved 3 November 2024– via National Library of Australia.
8. "COUNTRY NEWS". Kapunda Herald. South Australia. 4 August 1922. p. 3. Retrieved 3 November 2024– via National Library of Australia.
9. Hosking, P.; Universal Publicity Company. (1936), The Official civic record of South Australia : centenary year, 1936, Universal Publicity Company, pp. 912–915, retrieved 7 June 2019