District Council of Glanville explained

The District Council of Glanville was a local government area in South Australia from 1864 to 1888.

History

It was first proclaimed on 14 July 1864. A month later on 11 August, another proclamation rescinded the initial proclamation, due to an erroneous boundary definition, and provided a correct description of the district's boundaries. The district included a narrow strip of the Hundred of Yatala west of the Port Adelaide Creek and a small southwestern portion of the Hundred of Port Adelaide south of the Semaphore jetty and west of the Port Adelaide township. The modern suburb of Glanville is at the extreme north east of the historic district council area. Fort Glanville and Glanville Hall (of Glanville Hall Estate) in the modern suburbs of Semaphore Park and Semaphore South, respectively, were somewhat more central.

Although debates were held over the years regarding construction of a permanent council chambers or hall, the council used chambers in the Thornton Hotel until its end.^{[1] [2]} In 1881, councillors were elected from three wards: North Glanville, South Glanville, and Davenport.^[3] Much of the district and the adjacent District Council of Lefevre's Peninsula was severed on 20 December 1883 as the new Corporate Town of Semaphore. The new boundaries limited the viability of the council, and the Semaphore council debated as early as January 1884 whether the Glanville council had become defunct as a result of the changes. However, it remained in existence until 5 January 1888, when the remaining portions were merged into the District Council of Woodville as its Davenport Ward following their forced amalgamation by the District Councils Act 1887.^{[4] [5] [6]}

Chairmen

• C. H. T. Connor (1865-1866) ^{[7] [8]}
• G. Willimott (1870-1871) ^{[9] [10]}
• J. M. Sinclair (1872-1874) ^{[11] [12] [13]}
• J. Legoe (1880-1882) ^{[14] [15] [16]}
• G. Willimott (1882-1883) ^{[17] [18]}

Notes and References

1. News: Meeting at Glanville. . . SA . 1 March 1879 . 30 October 2015 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
2. News: THE PROPOSED SEMAPHORE CORPORATION. . . Adelaide, SA . 29 September 1883 . 30 October 2015 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
3. News: GLANVILLE. . . Adelaide, SA . 30 July 1881 . 30 October 2015 . 21 . National Library of Australia.
4. News: SEMAPHORE CORPORATION. . . Adelaide, SA . 8 January 1884 . 30 October 2015 . 3 Edition: HALF-PAST 1 O'CLOCK EDITION . National Library of Australia.
5. Web site: A History of South Australian Councils to 1936 . Local Government Association of South Australia . 2012 . 30 October 2015 . Marsden, Susan . 17.
6. Web site: District Councils Act 1887 . Austlii . 1 November 2015.
7. News: GLANVILLE. . . Adelaide, SA . 21 October 1865 . 30 October 2015 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
8. News: DISTRICT COUNCILS. . . Adelaide, SA . 24 February 1866 . 30 October 2015 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
9. News: GLANVILLE. . . Adelaide, SA . 13 August 1870 . 30 October 2015 . 10 . National Library of Australia.
10. News: GLANVILLE. . . Adelaide, SA . 17 June 1871 . 30 October 2015 . 7 . National Library of Australia.
11. News: GLANVILLE. . . Adelaide, SA . 23 March 1872 . 30 October 2015 . 7 . National Library of Australia.
12. News: GLANVILLE. . . Adelaide, SA . 26 July 1873 . 30 October 2015 . 7 . National Library of Australia.
13. News: GLANVILLE. . . Adelaide, SA . 18 July 1874 . 30 October 2015 . 7 . National Library of Australia.
14. News: Glanville District Council. . . SA . 11 December 1880 . 30 October 2015 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
15. News: Glanville District Council. . . SA . 16 December 1881 . 30 October 2015 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
16. News: Glanville District Council. . . SA . 10 March 1882 . 30 October 2015 . 8 . National Library of Australia.
17. News: GLANVILLE DISTRICT COUNCIL. . . SA . 14 July 1882 . 30 October 2015 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
18. News: GLANVILLE DISTRICT COUNCIL. . . SA . 20 November 1883 . 30 October 2015 . 4 . National Library of Australia.