District Council of Yorke Peninsula (1888–1969)

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

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).

Yorke Peninsula Region in South Australia

The Yorke Peninsula is a peninsula located north-west and west of Adelaide in South Australia, between Spencer Gulf on the west and Gulf St Vincent on the east. The peninsula is separated from Kangaroo Island to the south by Investigator Strait. The most populous town in the region is Kadina.

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.

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History

The District Council of Yorke Peninsula was officially proclaimed on 5 January 1888 by the District Councils Act 1887 as constituting the Hundreds of Cunningham, Kilkerran, Wauraltee and Muloowurtie, and the unincorporated portion of the Hundred of Maitland. [1] This cluster of adjacent hundreds spanned the entire width of the peninsula south of Port Wakefield for about 38 kilometres (24 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.

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Port Wakefield was the first government town to be established north of the capital, Adelaide, in South Australia.

In 1969 the council was amalgamated with the Corporate Town of Maitland, at the instigation of residents of both councils, to form the new District Council of Central Yorke Peninsula.

District Council of Central Yorke Peninsula

The District Council of Central Yorke Peninsula was a local government area in South Australia from 1969 to 1997. The council seat was at Maitland.

Neighbouring local government

Being located on lands spanning the entire width of a peninsula, the Yorke Peninsula council had neighbouring local government bodies to the north and south only. The District Council of Clinton (established 1878) lay immediately north and the District Council of Minlaton (established 1888) lay immediately south for the entire lifespan of the Yorke Peninsula council.

District Council of Minlaton Local government area in South Australia

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

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References

  1. ↑ The District Councils Act 1887 (No. 419 of 50 and 51 Vic, 1887) (SA) "DISTRICT OF YORKE PENINSULA.-Comprising the Hundreds of Cunningham, Kilkerran, Wauraltee, and Muloowurtie, together with that portion of the Hundred of Maitland not included in the Corporate Town of Maitland."

Coordinates: 34°28′S137°41′E / 34.467°S 137.683°E / -34.467; 137.683

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