District Council of Truro
The District Council of Truro was a local government area in South Australia from 1876 to 1991.
It was proclaimed on 15 August 1876, comprising the Hundred of Anna, the southern portion of the Hundred of Dutton and the northern portion of the Hundred of Jellicoe.[1][2] In 1878, the council was renting a cottage in Truro township as a council chamber; a permanent council chamber would later be built at the eastern end of the township.[3][4] On 16 June 1885, the council was divided into three wards (Anna, Dutton and Truro), each electing two councillors.[5]
The council gained the Hundred of Skurray on 7 September 1933 from the abolished District Council of Swan Reach.[6] An additional ward, Skurray Ward, was established, electing one councillor.[7] In 1936, the council covered a total area of 190,382 acres, with a population of 892 residing in 450 houses. The council area had a ratable capital value of £292,360, resulting in an annual income for the council of £791/16/2. In that year, it was responsible for 30 miles of main roads and 434 miles of district roads. [2]
In 1976, their centenary year, the council published The District Council of Truro: One Hundred Years of Local Government by Reg Munchenburg. A second history by Munchenburg, Truro, the travellers rest, wheels, wheat, wool, 1838-1989 : a history of Truro, Dutton, St. Kitts, Sandleton and Steinfeld was published by the council in 1989.[8][9]
It ceased to exist on 1 October 1991, when it amalgamated with the District Council of Ridley to form the District Council of Ridley-Truro.[10]
Chairmen of the District Council of Truro
References
- ↑ "Thursday, August 17, 1876" (PDF). The Government Gazette of South Australia. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- 1 2 Hosking, P. (1936). The Official civic record of South Australia : centenary year, 1936. Adelaide: Universal Publicity Company. p. 906.
- ↑ "TRURO". South Australian Chronicle And Weekly Mail. XX, (1,030). South Australia. 18 May 1878. p. 14. Retrieved 5 December 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "£3237 Lath. Church for Truro". Leader. 34, (1748). South Australia. 11 September 1952. p. 1. Retrieved 5 December 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Thursday, June 18, 1885" (PDF). The Government Gazette of South Australia. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- ↑ Marsden, Susan (2012). "A History of South Australian Councils to 1936" (PDF). Local Government Association of South Australia. p. 11. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ↑ "Thursday, September 7, 1933" (PDF). The Government Gazette of South Australia. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- ↑ "One hundred years of local government : the District Council of Truro 1876-1976 / by Reg Munchenberg.". Trove. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- ↑ "Truro, the travellers rest, wheels, wheat, wool, 1838-1989 : a history of Truro, Dutton, St. Kitts, Sandleton and Steinfeld (Stonefield)". WorldCat. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- ↑ "Thursday, 1 August, 1991" (PDF). The Government Gazette of South Australia. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ↑ "TRURO DISTRICT.". Kapunda Herald. XXII, (1897). South Australia. 17 September 1886. p. 3. Retrieved 5 December 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "THE DISTRICT COUNCIL OF TRURO.". South Australian Chronicle. XXXVI, (1,853). South Australia. 24 February 1894. p. 22. Retrieved 5 December 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "DISTRICT COUNCIL OF TRURO.". Kapunda Herald. LVII, (4,174). South Australia. 28 July 1922. p. 3. Retrieved 5 December 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Minister Opens Fire Station". The Advertiser (Adelaide). 96, (29,567). South Australia. 18 July 1953. p. 5. Retrieved 5 December 2016 – via National Library of Australia.