District Council Of Gilbert
The District Council of Gilbert was a local government area seated at Riverton in South Australia from 1866 to 1932.
History
The District Council of Gilbert was proclaimed on 5 July 1866. The inaugural councillors were Frederick Fleming, James Milne, James Kelly, James Shearer, and Edward Prescott.
On 12 May 1932, by promulgation of the Local Government Areas (Re-arrangement) Acts 1929 and 1931, Gilbert was amalgamated with the westerly-adjacent districts of Rhynie and Stockport to form the new District Council of Riverton.
Chairmen
- Edward Prescott (1866–?)
- John McInerney (1927–1932)
References
- ^ "District of Gilbert" (PDF). South Australian Government Gazette. 1866 (29 ed.): 634. 5 July 1866.
Messrs. Frederick Fleming, James Milne, James Kelly, James Shearer, and Edward Prescott, shall be the first District Councillors for the District of Gilbert aforesaid.
- ^ Hosking, P.; Universal Publicity Company. (1936), The Official civic record of South Australia : centenary year, 1936, Universal Publicity Company, p. 840, retrieved 31 May 2019
- ^ Marsden, Susan (2012), A History of South Australian Councils to 1936 (PDF), Local Government Association of South Australia, p. 45, retrieved 31 May 2019