Corporate Town of Port Augusta West explained

Type:lga
Corporate Town of Port Augusta West
State:sa
Pop:384
Pop Year:1921
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Established:1887[2]
Abolished:1932[3]
Area:8.5
Map Type:state
Coordinates:-32.4843°N 137.7584°W

The Corporate Town of Port Augusta West was a local government area in South Australia centred on the suburb of Port Augusta West. It was gazetted on 6 October 1887.[2] They met in council chambers in Loudon Road, which ceased to be used by its successor council upon its amalgamation, but remained in use by the community until their demolition in the 1940s, at which time the building was described as "definitely unsafe".[4] [5] [6] It was not uncommon for positions to be elected unopposed or without any nominations at all; in the election of November 1903, no one nominated for either mayor or councillor.[7]

In 1923, the council controlled an area of 2100acres, with a capital value of £59,710. It had a population of 384 at the 1921 census, residing in 90 dwellings.[1] On 28 April 1932, along with the Corporate Town of Davenport and part of the District Council of Woolundunga, it merged into the existing Corporate Town of Port Augusta, predecessor of the current City of Port Augusta.[3] Its second-last mayor, James Beerworth, would go on to serve as the first mayor of the amalgamated council, and subsequently serve in both houses of the Parliament of South Australia.[8]

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  1. Book: The Civic record of South Australia, 1921-1923 . Associated Publishing Service . 1924 . 223.
  2. Web site: Ramsay . J.G. . Corporation of Port Augusta West . The South Australian Government Gazette . Government of South Australia . 29 March 2019 . 731-732 . 6 October 1887.
  3. Web site: Whitford . S.R. . LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS (RE-ARRANGEMENT) ACTS, 1929 AND 1931.—AREAS UNITED . The South Australian Government Gazette . Government of South Australia . 29 March 2019 . 745 . 28 April 1932 . " Unite the areas comprising the Municipalities of Port Augusta, Port Augusta West, and Davenport, and that portion of the District Council District of Woolundunga defined in the First Schedule".
  4. News: First Meeting of Amalgamated Council. . . Port Augusta, SA . 13 May 1932 . 12 November 2015 . 1 . National Library of Australia.
  5. News: PORT AUGUSTA WEST HALL. . . Port Augusta, SA . 22 December 1944 . 12 November 2015 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
  6. News: MEETING ROOM AT PORT AUGUSTA WEST. . . Port Augusta, SA . 20 September 1946 . 12 November 2015 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
  7. News: Municipal Elections . . SA . 27 November 1903 . 12 November 2015 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
  8. Web site: A History of South Australian Councils to 1936 . Local Government Association of South Australia . 2012 . 30 October 2015 . Marsden, Susan . 11 . 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 .
  9. News: PORT AUGUSTA WEST. . . Adelaide . 28 November 1896 . 12 November 2015 . 19 . National Library of Australia.
  10. News: PORT AUGUSTA WEST. . . Adelaide . 25 November 1897 . 12 November 2015 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
  11. News: Port Augusta West Council. . . SA . 4 February 1898 . 12 November 2015 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
  12. News: PORT AUGUSTA WEST. . . Adelaide . 3 December 1898 . 12 November 2015 . 10 . National Library of Australia.
  13. News: PORT AUGUSTA WEST. . . Adelaide . 26 November 1898 . 12 November 2015 . 7 . National Library of Australia.
  14. News: THE COUNTRY. . . Adelaide . 20 December 1898 . 12 November 2015 . 10 . National Library of Australia.
  15. News: Municipal Nominations. . . SA . 24 November 1899 . 12 November 2015 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
  16. News: municipal Elections. . . SA . 30 November 1900 . 12 November 2015 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
  17. News: PORT AUGUSTA WEST. . . SA . 29 November 1901 . 12 November 2015 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
  18. News: PORT AUGUSTA WEST. . . SA . 28 November 1902 . 12 November 2015 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
  19. News: PORT AUGUSTA WEST. . . SA . 3 December 1904 . 12 November 2015 . 42 . National Library of Australia.
  20. News: Municipal Matters. . . SA . 6 December 1912 . 12 November 2015 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
  21. Book: The Official civic record of South Australia : centenary year, 1936 . Universal Publicity Company . Hosking, P. . 1936 . Adelaide . 355.

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