District Council of Bute explained

Type:	lga
District Council of Bute
State:	sa
Est:	1885
Abolished:	1997
Seat:	Bute
Map Type:	state
Coordinates:	-33.85°N 138°W
Near-N:	Broughton/ Redhill (1888-1892) Mundoora/ Port Broughton (1892-1997)
Near-Ne:	Snowtown (1890-1987) Blyth-Snowtown (1987-1996)
Near-E:	Snowtown (1890-1987) Blyth-Snowtown Port Wakefield (1888-1890)
Near-Se:	Kulpara (1885-1932) Port Wakefield (1932-1983) Wakefield Plains (1983-1997)
Near-S:	Kulpara (1885-1932) Clinton (1932-1987) Central Yorke Peninsula (1987-1997)
Near-Sw:	Green's Plains (1885-1888) Clinton (1932-1987) Central Yorke Peninsula (1987-1997)
Near-W:	Kadina (1888-1984) Northern Yorke Peninsula (1984-1997)

The District Council of Bute was a local government area in South Australia from 1885 to 1997.

History

It was proclaimed on 16 July 1885 as the District Council of Ninnes, and initially only included the Hundred of Ninnes. It held its first meeting in the home of a councillor, but subsequently adapted a former accommodation house for travellers at Ninnes as a council chamber.^{[1] [2]} It was expanded significantly by the District Councils Act 1887, which added the Hundreds of Wiltunga and Tickera, and with them, the towns of Alford, Bute and Tickera.^[3] It was subsequently divided into three wards, one for each cadastral hundred.^[4]

The Ninnes council chamber became increasingly dilapidated with time, and it was later decided to build a new district office and hall at Bute, reflecting the rapid growth of that town. It underwent a further boundary change on 12 May 1932, when it gained most of the abolished District Council of Kulpara, except a portion of its Paskeville Ward, while losing portions of Tickera Ward to both the District Council of Kadina and the District Council of Port Broughton.^{[5] [6] [7]} It was renamed the District Council of Bute on 5 January 1933. It subsequently switched to a five-ward system (Bute, Kulpara, Ninnes, Tickera and Wiltunga).^[8]

In 1936, it covered an area of 387 square miles, with a population of 1,920. In that year, it was described as a "prosperous mixed farming district" that "with an assured rainfall, having never had a crop failure". The main industries were reported to be wheat and barley growing. It was also noted for its steadfast protection of its timber reserves, especially alongside roads, in comparison to other councils.^[9] It ceased to exist in 1997 when it merged with the District Council of Port Broughton to form the District Council of Barunga West.^[10]

Neighbouring local government

The following adjacent local government bodies co-existed with the Ninnes/Bute council:

• District Council of Broughton (later called District Council of Redhill) lay north from its establishment in 1888. In 1892 it was split in two and the new District Council of Mundoora (later called District Council of Port Broughton) became the second northern neighbour to Ninnes council.
• District Council of Port Wakefield (established 1878) lay north east and east from 1888, when it annexed the Hundred of Cameron.
• District Council of Snowtown lay north east and east from 1890, when it annexed the Hundred of Cameron from Port Wakefield council and Ninnes council's own boundaries expanded north to encompass the Hundred of Wiltunga.
• District Council of Kulpara (established 1878) lay south east and south until it was mostly absorbed by Ninnes council in 1932, making the District Council of Port Wakefield the south eastern neighbour. In 1983 Port Wakefield council was amalgamated with two other councils to its east, making the new District Council of Wakefield Plains the south eastern neighbour to Bute council.
• District Council of Clinton (established 1878) lay south and south west from 1932, when most of Kulpara council was absorbed by Ninnes council.
• District Council of Green's Plains (established 1871) lay south west until 1888, when it was abolished and incorporated into the new Kadina council.
• District Council of Kadina lay west from its establishment in 1888. In 1984 it amalgamated with the Corporate Town of Moonta to form the new District Council of Northern Yorke Peninsula, after which time the latter was Bute council's western neighbour.

Chairmen

• H. D. O'Halloran (1885) ^[11]
• G. F. Mills (1886) ^[12]
• R. A. Heath (1892) ^[13]
• W. H. B. Paterson (1896) ^[14]
• J. Watson (1899) ^[15]
• A. D. McDonald (1907) ^[16]
• W. H. Sharman (1922–1929) ^{[17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24]}
• William Nathaniel Trengove (1929–1938) ^{[25] [26] [27] [28]}
• Ernest William Bettess (1938–1946)
• Claude Eric Rundle (1946–1948)
• Roy Johns Hall (1948–1951)
• Malcolm Paterson McPherson (1951–1955)
• Bruce Penna (1955–1958)
• John Clifford Copley (1958–1962)
• Harold Bettess (1963–1964)
• Dudley Cardell Bruce (1964–1967)
• Lionel Ray Daniel (1967–1978)
• Graham Frank Taylor (1978–1983)
• Neil Turner Paterson (1983–1985)
• James Harold Bettess (1985-1987)
• Nevin Dean Newbold (1987 - 1993)
• David J Harries (1993 - 1997)

Notes and References

1. News: THE NINNES DISTRICT. . . XLV . 5282 . South Australia . 10 August 1910 . 29 April 2016 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
2. Web site: A History of South Australian Councils to 1936 . Local Government Association of South Australia . 2012 . 30 October 2015 . Marsden, Susan . 11.
3. Web site: The District Councils Act 1887 No. 419 . Flinders University . 14 November 2015.
4. News: DISTRICT COUNCIL ELECTIONS. . . XXV . 2840 . South Australia . 16 July 1890 . 29 April 2016 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
5. News: NINNES DISTRICT COUNCIL. . . LXVI . 7529 . South Australia . 16 July 1932 . 29 April 2016 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
6. News: NEW LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOUNDARIES . . LXXIV . 3,928 . South Australia . 17 March 1932 . 29 April 2016 . 41 . National Library of Australia.
7. News: BOUNDARY ALTERATIONS . . LXVI . 7511 . South Australia . 14 May 1932 . 29 April 2016 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
8. News: DISTRICT COUNCIL OF BUTE. . . LXXV . 7667 . South Australia . 18 March 1939 . 29 April 2016 . 1 . National Library of Australia.
9. Book: The Official civic record of South Australia : centenary year, 1936 . Universal Publicity Company . Hosking, P. . 1936 . Adelaide . 500.
10. News: Mid North locals honoured . The Flinders News . 26 January 2016 . 31 March 2016.
11. News: DISTRICT COUNCIL OF NINNES. . . LXXI . 5,511 . South Australia . 17 October 1914 . 29 April 2016 . 22 . National Library of Australia.
12. News: NINNES DISTRICT COUNCIL. . . XXII . 2390 . South Australia . 20 October 1886 . 29 April 2016 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
13. News: DISTRICT COUNCIL. . . XXVII . 3018 . South Australia . 13 August 1892 . 29 April 2016 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
14. News: DISTRICT COUNCIL. . . XXXI . 3399 . South Australia . 29 February 1896 . 29 April 2016 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
15. News: DISTRICT COUNCIL. . . XXXIV . 3741 . South Australia . 24 June 1899 . 29 April 2016 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
16. News: DISTRICT COUNCIL OF NINNES. . . XLII . 4918 . South Australia . 23 January 1907 . 29 April 2016 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
17. News: DISTRICT COUNCIL OF NINNES. . . LVII . 6040 . South Australia . 9 May 1923 . 29 April 2016 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
18. News: DISTRICT COUNCIL OF NINNES. . . LVIII . 6719 . South Australia . 4 June 1924 . 29 April 2016 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
19. News: DISTRICT COUNCIL OF NINNES. . . LIX . 6816 . South Australia . 16 May 1925 . 29 April 2016 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
20. News: DISTRICT COUNCIL OF NINNES. . . LX . 6927 . South Australia . 21 July 1926 . 29 April 2016 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
21. News: DISTRICT COUNCIL OF NINNES. . . LVI . 5903 . South Australia . 15 February 1922 . 29 April 2016 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
22. News: DISTRICT COUNCIL OF NINNES. . . LXI . 6974 . South Australia . 22 January 1927 . 29 April 2016 . 1 . National Library of Australia.
23. News: DISTRICT COUNCIL OF, NINNES. . . LXII . 7125 . South Australia . 18 July 1928 . 29 April 2016 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
24. News: DISTRICT COUNCIL OF NINNES. . . LXIII . 7201 . South Australia . 20 April 1929 . 29 April 2016 . 1 . National Library of Australia.
25. News: DISTRICT COUNCIL OF NINNES. . . LXIII . 7250 . South Australia . 16 October 1929 . 29 April 2016 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
26. News: DISTRICT COUNCIL OF NINNES. . . LXIV . 7343 . South Australia . 13 September 1930 . 29 April 2016 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
27. News: NINNES ITEMS. . . LXV . 7382 . South Australia . 11 February 1931 . 29 April 2016 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
28. News: DISTRICT COUNCIL OF NINNES. . . LXVI . 7529 . South Australia . 16 July 1932 . 29 April 2016 . 4 . National Library of Australia.