Corporate Town of Gladstone explained

The Corporate Town of Gladstone was a local government area in South Australia, centred on the town of Gladstone. It was proclaimed on 8 March 1883, separating the township from the surrounding District Council of Gladstone. It was divided into three wards at its inception (North, East and West), each represented by two councillors.^[1] In 1923, it covered an area of 2,243 acres, with a capital value of £137,740.^[2] In 1924, it transferred ownership of the Town Hall and the Soldiers' Memorial to the Gladstone Institute.^[3] It ceased to exist on 15 May 1933 when it merged back into the District Council.^[4] It was expressed at the time that there was local regret at the loss of the distinct town council, but that a decline in rates and reductions in state government expenditure had made it a necessity.^[5]

Mayors

• Oliver Horner (1883–1884) ^[6]
• J. J. Bonnar (1884–1885)
• C. W. Hamilton (1885–1886)
• B. J. Knight (1886–1889)
• R. McDougall (1889–1891)
• A. C. Catt (1891–1895)
• H. Crabb (1895–1896)
• D. Coe (1896–1897)
• W. Hancock (1897–1902)
• J. R. Creber (1902–1904)
• C. Budge (1904–1905)
• P. R. Lee (1905)
• W. Odgers (1906–1909)
• C. H. Chancellor (1909–1910)
• J. H. Sargent (1910–1912)
• J. A. Gallasch (1912–1913)
• J. Eley (1913–1914)
• Walter Langdon Parsons (1914–1916)
• F. C. Grubb (1916–1917)
• E. A. Gale (1917–1920)
• R. E. Lines (1920–1921)
• E. A. Gale (1921–1923)
• W. Odgers (1923–1924)
• C. O. Bennett (1924–1927)
• H. T. Harslett (1927–1929)
• J. W. MacNamee (1929–1932)
• F. C. Grubb (1932–1933) ^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Thursday, March 8, 1883 . Government of South Australia . The Government Gazette of South Australia . 8 February 2017.
2. Book: The Civic record of South Australia, 1921–1923 . Associated Publishing Service . 1924 . 303.
3. News: GLADSTONE. . . 7,822 . South Australia . 3 March 1924 . 9 April 2016 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
4. Web site: A History of South Australian Councils to 1936 . Local Government Association of South Australia . 2012 . 30 October 2015 . Marsden, Susan . 41 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160317082016/https://www.lga.sa.gov.au/webdata/resources/files/LGA-89938_-_2011_18_-_FINAL_History_of_SA_Councils.pdf . 17 March 2016 . dead .
5. News: CHANGE-OVER AT GLADSTONE . . XX . 3,066 . South Australia . 17 May 1933 . 9 April 2016 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
6. Book: The Official civic record of South Australia : centenary year, 1936 . Universal Publicity Company . Hosking, P. . 1936 . Adelaide . 596.
7. News: GLADSTONE CORPORATION . . LVII . 3588 . South Australia . 10 March 1933 . 9 April 2016 . 2 . National Library of Australia.