District Council of Apoinga explained

The District Council of Apoinga was a local government area in South Australia from 1873 to 1932.[1]

The council was proclaimed on 6 November 1873.[2] It opened council chambers at Logan Gap on 23 September 1876, at a cost of £78/10-.[3] The main business of the council in its early years was "the construction and maintenance of roads, and the depasturing of sheep and cattle on reserves", with rabbit control also being important. The council became responsible for the Apoinga Cemetery in February 1880. It gained the Hundreds of Bright and Bundey under the District Councils Act 1887, and was divided by May 1888 into three wards: Apoinga (three councillors), and Bright and Bundey (two councillors each).[4]

It merged with the District Council of English to create the District Council of Robertstown on 16 May 1932, one of a number of municipalities to amalgamate following a report by the Local Government Commission. It had been strongly opposed by most of the Apoinga council, who had attempted to protest to both the responsible minister and the commission. The three Apoinga wards were transferred across to the new council, while the last chairman of Apoinga, J. A. Heinrich, became chairman of the new council.[5] [6] [7] [8]

The State Library of South Australia holds a photograph of the Apoinga council building from 1978, partially ruined.[9] A plaque at the Robertstown Community Centre commemorates the oversubscription of the Apoinga council to the Commonwealth Peace Loan following World War I.[10]

Chairmen

Name Years in office References
J. Humphreys 1878 [11]
T. McWaters 1893–1894 [12] [13]
W. G. Hawkes 1894–1910 [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30]
T. Sandland 1910–1916 [31] [32] [33] [34] [35] [36]
W. G. Hawkes 1916–1930 [37] [38]
J. A. Heinrich 1930–1932 [39] [40] [41]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A History of South Australian Councils to 1936 . Local Government Association of South Australia . 2012 . 30 October 2015 . Marsden, Susan . 11.
  2. Web site: Thursday, November 6, 1873 . Government of South Australia . The Government Gazette of South Australia . 27 November 2016.
  3. Book: Emmaus to Worlds End: a history of the Robertstown Council Area . District Council of Robertstown . 1986 . Local Government: District Council of Apoinga.
  4. Web site: The District Councils Act 1887 No. 419 . Flinders University . 14 November 2015.
  5. News: NEW LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOUNDARIES . . LXXIV . 3,928 . Adelaide . 17 March 1932 . 1 August 2016 . 41 . National Library of Australia.
  6. News: District Council of ROBERTSTOWN . . 53 . 26 . South Australia . 29 June 1932 . 1 August 2016 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
  7. News: AMALGAMATION OF DISTRICT COUNCILS. . . 53 . 20 . South Australia . 18 May 1932 . 1 August 2016 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
  8. News: DISTRICT COUNCIL OF ROBERTSTOWN . . 53 . 22 . South Australia . 1 June 1932 . 1 August 2016 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
  9. Web site: Council Office, Apoinga . National Library of Australia . Trove . 1 August 2016.
  10. Web site: Peace Loan . Monument Australia . 1 August 2016.
  11. News: DEPUTATION TO COMMISSIONER. . . XIV . 1061 . South Australia . 23 August 1878 . 1 August 2016 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
  12. News: District Councils. . . XXXVI . 1,824 . 5 August 1893 . 22 June 2017 . 22 . National Library of Australia.
  13. News: DISTRICT COUNCIL. . . XV . 286 . South Australia . 7 March 1894 . 22 June 2017 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
  14. News: DISTRICT COUNCIL. . . XV . 304 . South Australia . 18 July 1894 . 22 June 2017 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
  15. News: DISTRICT COUNCILS. . . LII . 2,809 . 3 August 1895 . 22 June 2017 . 10 . National Library of Australia.
  16. News: DISTRICT COUNCIL. . . XV . 345 . South Australia . 5 August 1896 . 22 June 2017 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
  17. News: DISTRICT COUNCILS. . . XV . 280 . South Australia . 11 August 1897 . 22 June 2017 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
  18. News: DISTRICT COUNCILS. . . XV . 328 . South Australia . 10 August 1898 . 22 June 2017 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
  19. News: DISTRICT COUNCIL. . . XV . 379 . South Australia . 9 August 1899 . 22 June 2017 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
  20. News: District Councils. . . 43 . 2,189 . Adelaide . 4 August 1900 . 22 June 2017 . 23 . National Library of Australia.
  21. News: DISTRICT COUNCILS. . . LXVI . 17,072 . Adelaide . 1 August 1901 . 22 June 2017 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
  22. News: BURRA. . . XLV . 13,689 . Adelaide . 2 September 1902 . 22 June 2017 . 7 . National Library of Australia.
  23. News: APOINGA DISTRICT COUNCIL, JULY 25. . . XV . 585 . South Australia . 29 July 1903 . 22 June 2017 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
  24. News: DISTRICT COUNCILS. . . XV . 638 . South Australia . 10 August 1904 . 22 June 2017 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
  25. News: APOINGA. . . XLI . 3,302 . South Australia . 4 August 1905 . 22 June 2017 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
  26. News: Advertising . . XLII . 3,355 . South Australia . 10 August 1906 . 22 June 2017 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
  27. News: APOINGA. . . XLIII . 3,406 . South Australia . 2 August 1907 . 22 June 2017 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
  28. News: APOINGA. . . XLIV . 3,458 . South Australia . 31 July 1908 . 22 June 2017 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
  29. News: District Councils . . XLV . 3,511 . South Australia . 6 August 1909 . 22 June 2017 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
  30. News: COUNCIL MEETINGS . . XLVI . 3,545 . South Australia . 8 April 1910 . 22 June 2017 . 7 . National Library of Australia.
  31. News: District Councils. . . LIII . 2,712 . Adelaide . 13 August 1910 . 22 June 2017 . 18 . National Library of Australia.
  32. News: DISTRICT COUNCIL. . . XV . 956 . South Australia . 6 September 1911 . 22 June 2017 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
  33. News: APOINGA. . . XV . 977 . South Australia . 7 February 1912 . 1 August 2016 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
  34. News: DISTRICT COUNCILS. . . LXX . 5,436 . Adelaide . 10 May 1913 . 22 June 2017 . 16 . National Library of Australia.
  35. News: District Councils. . . LVII . 2,920 . Adelaide . 8 August 1914 . 22 June 2017 . 50 . National Library of Australia.
  36. News: Advertising . . LVIII . 2,971 . Adelaide . 31 July 1915 . 22 June 2017 . 25 . National Library of Australia.
  37. News: District Councils. . . LIX . 3,025 . Adelaide . 12 August 1916 . 22 June 2017 . 18 . National Library of Australia.
  38. News: BLACK SPRINGS. . . 51 . 27 . South Australia . 9 July 1930 . 22 June 2017 . 1 . National Library of Australia.
  39. News: DISTRICT COUNCIL OF APOINGA . . 51 . 31 . South Australia . 6 August 1930 . 22 June 2017 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
  40. News: MEDICAL ADVICE TO READERS . . LXXIV . 3,940 . Adelaide . 9 June 1932 . 1 August 2016 . 44 . National Library of Australia.
  41. News: DISTRICT COUNCIL OF APOINGA . . 52 . 37 . South Australia . 16 September 1931 . 1 August 2016 . 1 . National Library of Australia.