Corporate Town of Gladstone

The Corporate Town of Gladstone was a local government area in South Australia, centred on the town of Gladstone. It was proclaimed on 8 March 1883, separating the township from the surrounding District Council of Gladstone. In 1924, it transferred ownership of the Town Hall and the Soldiers' Memorial to the Gladstone Institute.[1] It ceased to exist on 15 May 1933 when it merged back into the District Council.[2] It was expressed at the time that there was local regret at the loss of the distinct town council, but that a decline in rates and reductions in state government expenditure had made it a necessity.[3]

Mayors

References

  1. "GLADSTONE.". Recorder (7,822) (South Australia). 3 March 1924. p. 4. Retrieved 9 April 2016 via National Library of Australia.
  2. Marsden, Susan (2012). "A History of South Australian Councils to 1936" (PDF). Local Government Association of South Australia. p. 41. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  3. "CHANGE-OVER AT GLADSTONE". News XX, (3,066) (South Australia). 17 May 1933. p. 6. Retrieved 9 April 2016 via National Library of Australia.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Hosking, P. (1936). The Official civic record of South Australia : centenary year, 1936. Adelaide: Universal Publicity Company. p. 596.
  5. "GLADSTONE CORPORATION". The Areas' Express. LVII, (3588) (South Australia). 10 March 1933. p. 2. Retrieved 9 April 2016 via National Library of Australia.


Coordinates: 33°16′0″S 138°21′0″E / 33.26667°S 138.35000°E / -33.26667; 138.35000

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