District Council of Mount Bryan explained

The District Council of Mount Bryan was a local government area in South Australia from 1874 to 1935.^[1]

It was established on 29 October 1874, when it was detached from the District Council of Burra. It gained the Hundred of Mongolata and the Hundred of Rees under the District Councils Act 1887.^[2] In 1896, a ratepayers meeting supported dividing the council into two, arguing that the council was financially unviable on the existing boundaries; however, this did not occur.^[3] The council chambers were located in Mount Bryan.^[3]

The council merged with the District Council of Burra, the District Council of Hanson and most of the District Council of Booborowie to form the District Council of Burra Burra on 21 March 1935.

Chairmen

• Richard Collins (1883) ^[4]
• H. Bowman (1896) ^[3]
• H. S. Stephens (1910) ^[5]
• Isaac James Warnes (for many years) ^[6]

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.
2. Web site: The District Councils Act 1887 No. 419 . Flinders University . 14 November 2015.
3. News: AN UNFORTUNATE DISTRICT COUNCIL. . . 39 . 1,986 . Adelaide . 12 September 1896 . 28 July 2016 . 25 . National Library of Australia.
4. News: The Wants of Mount Bryan. . . V . 267 . South Australia . 10 August 1883 . 28 July 2016 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
5. News: Prosperous Mount Bryan . . XLVI . 3,535 . South Australia . 28 January 1910 . 28 July 2016 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
6. News: Death Of Mr. I. J. Warnes . . XLIV . 3434 . New South Wales. 1 December 1944 . 28 July 2016 . 3 . National Library of Australia.