District Council of Dalkey

The District Council of Dalkey was a local government area seated at Owen in South Australia from 1875 to 1932.

History

The District Council of Dalkey was officially proclaimed as incorporating the entire Hundred of Dalkey on 25 March 1875.^[1] The five inaugural councillors appointed on the date of the proclamation were John Fisher, Edward George Gibbs, Isaiah Hill, Richard Keane Spotswood, and Gottlieb Trager.^[1]

In 1882 a council chamber was opened for the Dalkey council in Owen.^[2]

The Dalkey council ceased to exist in 1932 when it was amalgamated with the District Council of Alma Plains to form the new District Council of Owen,^[2] but the new council seat was kept at Owen.

Neighbouring local government

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

District Council of Hall lay immediately north across the Wakefield River from its establishment in 1878.
District Council of Auburn (established 1868) lay north east across the Wakefield River .
District Council of Alma Plains (established 1870) immediately east and amalgamated with Dalkey council in 1932.
District Council of Grace (established 1874) lay immediately south and south east.
District Council of Dublin (established 1873) lay south west.
District Council of Balaklava lay immediately west from its establishment in 1877.

References

1 2 "Proclamations—District of Dalkey." (PDF). South Australian Government Gazette (13 ed.). Government of South Australia. 1875: 551. 25 March 1875. Retrieved 5 July 2017. [...] Messrs. John Fisher, Edward George Gibbs, Isaiah Hill, Richard Keane Spotswood, and Gottlieb Trager shall be the first District Councillors for the District of Dalkey aforesaid.
1 2 Marsden, Susan (2012). "LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA: A HISTORY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIAN COUNCILS to 1936" (PDF). Proclaimed on 25 March 1875. The first councillors were R Spotswood (Chairman), Traeger, J Fisher, G Gibbs and Mr Hill. J Spotswood was requested to take the clerkship until after elections in July. A Council Chamber was built in 1882. On 12 May 1932 Dalkey was united with DC of Alma Plains to form the new DC of Owen.

Coordinates: 34°15′38″S 138°30′00″E / 34.26056°S 138.50000°E / -34.26056; 138.50000

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