District Council of Robertstown explained

Type:lga
District Council of Robertstown
State:sa
Pop:2100
Pop Year:1936
Est:3 May 1932
Abolished:23 January 1997
Area:1400
Area Footnotes:  (1936)
Seat:Robertstown
Map Type:state
Near-N:Burra Burra
Near-E:Morgan
Near-Se:Eudunda
Near-S:Eudunda
Near-Sw:Saddleworth and Auburn
Near-W:Clare
Near-Nw:Burra Burra

The District Council of Robertstown was a local government area in South Australia from 1932 to 1997. The central town and council seat was Robertstown.[1]

It was established on 3 May 1932 with the amalgamation of the District Council of Apoinga and the District Council of English.[2] In 1936, it was reported to cover 550 square miles, with a population of 2,100. It comprised the cadastral hundreds of Apoinga, Bower, Bright, Bundey and English. The district's industries were described as "wheat, wool, dairy produce, magnasite, asbestos and...firewood". The council met in the Peace Hall at Robertstown. It was divided into five wards: Apoinga, Bower, Bright, English and Robertstown.[3]

It existed until 1997, when it merged with the District Council of Burra Burra, the District Council of Eudunda and the District Council of Hallett to form the Regional Council of Goyder.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: The Official civic record of South Australia : centenary year, 1936 . Universal Publicity Company . Hosking, P. . 1936 . Adelaide . 852.
  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. News: DISTRICT COUNCIL OF ROBERTSTOWN . . 54 . 39 . South Australia . 27 September 1933 . 4 May 2016 . 1 . National Library of Australia.
  4. Web site: Ashenden . E.S. . LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1934 SECTIONS 7 AND 14: AMALGAMATION OF THE DISTRICT COUNCIL OF BURRA BURRA, THE DISTRICT COUNCIL OF EUDUNDA, THE DISTRICT COUNCIL OF HALLETT AND THE DISTRICT COUNCIL OF ROBERTSTOWN . The South Australian Government Gazette . Government of South Australia . 24 December 2018 . 644–645 . 23 January 1997.