District Council of Minlaton

The District Council of Minlaton was a local government area in South Australia from 1888 to 1997 seated at Minlaton on the Yorke Peninsula.

District Council of Minlaton
South Australia
District Council of Minlaton is located in South Australia
District Council of Minlaton
District Council of Minlaton
Coordinates34°45′0″S 137°39′24″E / 34.75000°S 137.65667°E / -34.75000; 137.65667
Established1888
Abolished1997
LGAs around District Council of Minlaton:
Spencer Gulf Yorke Peninsula (1888–1969)
Central Yorke Peninsula (1969–1997)
Gulf St Vincent
Spencer Gulf District Council of Minlaton Gulf St Vincent
Melville (1888–1932)
Yorketown (1932–1997)
Warooka (1888–1997)
Dalrymple (1888–1932)
Melville (1888–1932)
Yorketown (1932–1997)
Gulf St Vincent

History

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The District Council of Minlaton was officially proclaimed on 5 January 1888 by the District Councils Act 1887 as constituting the Hundreds of Curramulka, Koolywurtie and Minlacowie, and the unincorporated portion of the Hundred of Ramsay.[1] This cluster of adjacent hundreds spanned the entire width of the peninsula at Minlaton for about 29 kilometres (18 mi) north to south.

The first council meeting was held on 13 February 1888 and John C Tonkin was elected chairman. Prior to 1920 council meetings were held in the Minlaton Institute or in other rented rooms.[2]

In November 1907 the council annexed portions of the hundreds of Muloowurtie and Wauraltee from the Yorke Peninsula council.[2]

In June 1908 portions of the Hundred of Ramsay were severed from the council and annexed by the District Council of Dalrymple.[2]

In 1920 the first council chambers were built in Minlaton. Then in 1939 the council seat was moved to the new town hall of Minlaton.[2]

The council ceased to exist in 1997 when it was amalgamated with the councils of Central Yorke Peninsula, Warooka and Yorketown to form the second iteration of the District Council of Yorke Peninsula.[2]

Neighbouring local government

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The following adjacent local government bodies co-existed with the Minlaton council:

References

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  1. ^ The District Councils Act 1887 (No. 419 of 50 and 51 Vic, 1887) (SA) "DISTRICT OF MINLATON.—Comprising the Hundreds of Curramulka, Koolywurtie, and Minlacowie, and that portion of the Hundred of Ramsay not heretofore included in the District of Dalrymple."
  2. ^ a b c d e "Minlaton". SA Memory. State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 3 July 2017.