District Council of Birkenhead explained

Type:	lga
District Council of Birkenhead
State:	sa
Est:	1877
Abolished:	1886
Seat:	Birkenhead
Map Type:	state
Coordinates:	-34.8365°N 138.5°W
Near-Ne:	Yatala North Port Adelaide
Near-E:	Yatala Yatala South/Enfield Port Adelaide
Near-Se:	Yatala Yatala South/Enfield Port Adelaide
Near-S:	Port Adelaide
Near-Sw:	Semaphore Glanville

The District Council of Birkenhead was a local government area in South Australia centred on the suburb of Birkenhead. It was gazetted on 22 February 1877 from areas formerly part of the District Council of Lefevre's Peninsula.^[1] The council chambers were based out of the Birkenhead Hotel.^[2] It absorbed the remainder of the Lefevre's Peninsula council, which had been severely reduced in size by the creation of the Corporate Town of Semaphore, on 7 August 1884. It ceased to exist when it merged with the Corporate Town of Port Adelaide on 7 December 1886 as the Birkenhead Ward, a move supported by the council and the local population.^{[2] [3]}

Chairmen

• G. Playfair (1877–1878) ^{[4] [5]}
• T. Cruickshank (1879–1883) ^{[6] [7] [8] [9] [10]}
• J. K. Charleston (1884–1886) ^{[11] [12] [13]}

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. News: THE SHIRE COUNCILS BILL. . . Adelaide . 28 August 1886 . 31 October 2015 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
3. News: Annexation Of Birkenhead . . SA . 17 December 1886 . 31 October 2015 . 1 . National Library of Australia.
4. News: THE PORT ADELAIDE STEAM FERRY. . . Adelaide . 3 November 1877 . 31 October 2015 . 4 Supplement: Supplement to the South Australian Register . National Library of Australia.
5. News: THE LABOUR QUESTION IN AMERICA. . . Adelaide . 29 November 1877 . 31 October 2015 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
6. News: THE BIRKENHEAD FERRY. . . Adelaide . 24 November 1879 . 31 October 2015 . 2 Edition: SECOND EDITION . National Library of Australia.
7. News: Port Adelaide News. . . SA . 31 December 1880 . 31 October 2015 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
8. News: Birkenhead District Council. . . SA . 15 July 1881 . 31 October 2015 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
9. News: BIRKENHEAD DISTRICT COUNCIL. . . SA . 25 August 1882 . 31 October 2015 . 8 . National Library of Australia.
10. News: BIRKENHEAD DISTRICT COUNCIL. . . SA . 22 May 1883 . 31 October 2015 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
11. News: BIRKENHEAD DISTRICT COUNCIL. . . SA . 22 July 1884 . 31 October 2015 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
12. News: BIRKENHEAD DISTRICT COUNCIL. . . SA . 24 July 1885 . 31 October 2015 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
13. News: BIRKENHEAD DISTRICT COUNCIL. . . SA . 30 April 1886 . 31 October 2015 . 5 . National Library of Australia.