District Council of Caurnamont explained

Type:lga
District Council of Caurnamont
State:sa
Est:25 June 1885
Abolished:21 March 1935
Seat:Walkers Flat
Map Type:state
Coordinates:-34.7526°N 139.5565°W
Pushpin Label Position:top
Near:Caurnamont
Near-Nw:Keyneton
Near-N:Blanchetown
Near-Ne:Blanchetown
Near-E:East Murray
Near-Se:East Murray
Near-S:Mannum
Near-Sw:Mannum
Near-W:Angas

The District Council of Caurnamont was a local government area in South Australia seated at Walkers Flat on the right bank of the Murray River from 1885 until 1935.

The council was gazetted on 25 June 1885 as comprising the Hundred of Ridley in the County of Russell.[1] The early council meetings were held at a house in the riverside township of Caurnamont until a council chamber was built at Walker's Flat in 1896.

In 1935 the council was abolished with the southern part of the Hundred of Bowhill annexed by District Council of Karoonda and the remainder amalgamated with the District Council of Angas to form the new District Council of Marne.[2]

Notes and References

  1. 25 June 1885. Proclamations. South Australian Government Gazette. 1885. 28. 2151. 17 April 2019.
  2. Web site: A History of South Australian Councils to 1936 . Local Government Association of South Australia . 40 . Sue . Marsden . 2012 . 17 April 2019.