City of Enfield explained

Type:lga
City of Enfield
State:sa
Est:1868
Abolished:1996
Area:18.25sqmi (1872–1930)
Seat:Enfield
Map Type:state
Coordinates:-34.8525°N 138.6008°W
Near-N:Yatala North
Salisbury
Near-Ne:Highercombe
Tea Tree Gully
Near-E:Payneham/
Campbelltown
Near-Se:Walkerville
Payneham/
Campbelltown
Near-S:Adelaide
Prospect
Near-Sw:Hindmarsh
Hindmarsh Woodville
Near-W:Woodville
Hindmarsh Woodville
Near-Nw:Port Adelaide

The City of Enfield (formerly District Council of Yatala South) was a local government area of South Australia from 1868 to 1996. It was known as Yatala South up until 1933, which was named for its local government area predecessor, the District Council of Yatala, and known as Enfield thereafter.

The seat of the City of Enfield was the township of Enfield, approximately north of the Adelaide central business district, named after Enfield Town in the London borough of same name.[1] In 1868, the council area ranged approximately from Dry Creek in the north to the River Torrens in the south east and Torrens Road (unrelated to the river) in the south west.

History

Early years

The District Council of Yatala South was established on 18 June 1868 when the District Council of Yatala was divided at Dry Creek and the Dry Creek-Port Adelaide railway line into Yatala South and Yatala North. The council office was located near Gepps Cross intersection at the northern end of the suburb of Enfield.[2]

The division still did not satisfy everyone, as the council had trouble collecting rates from the rural north-western areas; and Prospect ratepayers who did pay, believed they were not getting their fair share of roadworks and that the council office was too far away at Gepps Cross. Led by council member James Harrington, Prospect Village residents petitioned for separation from Yatala South, and on 1 August 1872 part was severed to form the new District Council of Prospect.[3] This reduced Yatala South in area by about 3mi2.

In 1927 the second Enfield council chamber, located on Regency Road, Enfield was erected.

In 1930, the recorded population of Yatala South was 4,979.[4]

Well over half a century since its establishment, on 22 June 1933, Yatala South was renamed to be the District Council of Enfield following lobbying from residents.[5] The district council was now named after its major population centre and council seat, the township of Enfield.

Municipality

In April 1944 the Enfield council was granted municipal status, becoming the Town of Enfield. In January 1953, the population had reached a point where the municipality was granted city status and known thereafter as the City of Enfield.[6] The chairman of the council became the mayor from 1944.[7]

In March 1996 the City of Enfield merged with the City of Port Adelaide to form the City of Port Adelaide Enfield.[6]

Chairmen and mayors

Yatala South (Chairman)

Enfield

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Search for 'Enfield, SUB' . Property Location Browser . SA0022644 . Previous Name: Poor Mans Section; Derivation of Name: A town near London; Other Details: Originally a private subdivision of Section 340. In 1943 portions of the area identified as Enfield were added to Clearview & Broadview. . 24 February 2016 . 7 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151207082745/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ . dead .
  2. Web site: Local Government Association of South Australia: A history of South Australian councils to 1936 . Susan . Marsden . 2012 . [In 1868,] Prospect ratepayers [...] believed they were not getting their fair share of roadworks, and that the council office was too far away at Gepps Cross. . 24 February 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160317082016/https://www.lga.sa.gov.au/webdata/resources/files/LGA-89938_-_2011_18_-_FINAL_History_of_SA_Councils.pdf . 17 March 2016 . dead .
  3. Web site: Historical Timeline . City of Prospect . 13 July 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110926220733/http://www.prospect.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=1573 . 26 September 2011 . dead .
  4. Book: The Official civic record of South Australia : centenary year, 1936 . 126–127 . Adelaide . Universal Publicity Company . 1936.
  5. Web site: A History of South Australian Councils to 1936 . Local Government Association of South Australia . Susan . Marsden . 2012 . 23 February 2016 . Formed on 18 June 1868 when the original Yatala Council (see Yatala) was divided into DCs of Yatala North and Yatala South. On 22 June 1933 Yatala South was renamed DC of Enfield. . https://web.archive.org/web/20160317082016/https://www.lga.sa.gov.au/webdata/resources/files/LGA-89938_-_2011_18_-_FINAL_History_of_SA_Councils.pdf . 17 March 2016 . dead .
  6. Web site: Our History: Enfield History . City of Port Adelaide Enfield . 23 February 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150403000805/https://www.portenf.sa.gov.au/page.aspx?u=333 . 3 April 2015 .
  7. Book: Matthews, Penny . South Australia, the civic record, 1836-1986 . 1986 . Wakefield Press . 978-0-949268-82-2 . 159.
  8. News: YATALA SOUTH. . . XI . 555 . South Australia . 27 March 1869 . 28 March 2019 . 7 . National Library of Australia.
  9. News: YATALA SOUTH. . . South Australia . 8 January 1873 . 28 March 2019 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
  10. News: DISTRICT COUNCILS. . . LIV . 2,912 . South Australia . 24 July 1897 . 28 March 2019 . 11 . National Library of Australia.
  11. News: YATALA SOUTH COUNCIL. . . XLIII . 13024 . South Australia . 16 July 1900 . 28 March 2019 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
  12. News: MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. . . XLVII . 14,431 . South Australia . 18 January 1905 . 7 June 2019 . 8 . National Library of Australia.
  13. News: YATALA SOUTH. . . XIX . 935 . South Australia . 22 July 1876 . 28 March 2019 . 22 . National Library of Australia.
  14. News: YATALA SOUTH. . . XX . 987 . South Australia . 21 July 1877 . 28 March 2019 . 13 . National Library of Australia.
  15. News: YATALA SOUTH COUNCIL. . . XLVIII . 14,633 . South Australia . 11 September 1905 . 28 March 2019 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
  16. News: YATALA SOUTH. . . 5 . 1388 . South Australia . 3 September 1914 . 28 March 2019 . 8 . National Library of Australia.
  17. News: BEFORE THE PUBLIC . . XX . 2994 . South Australia . 21 February 1933 . 28 March 2019 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
  18. News: AGAINST FLOOD SCHEME . . XXIII . 3,467 . South Australia . 30 August 1934 . 28 March 2019 . 11 . National Library of Australia.
  19. Web site: Those Who Served:1853 – 2014 . City of Port Adelaide Enfield . 6–12 . 23 January 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180123072851/http://www.portenf.sa.gov.au/sitedata/unity/resources/files/Info_ThoseWhoServed.pdf . 23 January 2018 . dead .
  20. Mayor's Message . Pen 2 Paper . June 2013 . 18 . 3 . City of Port Adelaide Enfield . 2 . Ray Norton the Mayor of Enfield 1971-1974 and 1976-1988 at his 80th birthday on 28 April.

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