District Council of Birkenhead

The District Council of Birkenhead was a local government area in South Australia centred on the suburb of Birkenhead. It was gazetted on 22 February 1877 from areas formerly part of the District Council of Lefevre's Peninsula.^[1] The council chambers were based out of the Birkenhead Hotel.^[2] It absorbed the remainder of the Lefevre's Peninsula council, which had been severely reduced in size by the creation of the Corporate Town of Semaphore, on 7 August 1884. It ceased to exist when it merged with the Corporate Town of Port Adelaide on 7 December 1886 as the Birkenhead Ward, a move supported by the council and the local population.^[1][3][4]

Chairmen

• G. Playfair (1877-1878) ^[5][6]
• T. Cruickshank (1879-1883) ^{[7][8] [9][10][11]}
• J. K. Charleston (1884-1886) ^[12][13][14]

References

1. Marsden, Susan (2012). "A History of South Australian Councils to 1936" (PDF). Local Government Association of South Australia. p. 11. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
2. "THE SHIRE COUNCILS BILL.". The South Australian Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1858 - 1889). Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 28 August 1886. p. 6. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
3. "THE SHIRE COUNCILS BILL.". The South Australian Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1858 - 1889). Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 28 August 1886. p. 6. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
4. "No Title.". Port Adelaide News and Lefevre's Peninsula Advertiser (SA : 1883 - 1897). SA: National Library of Australia. 17 December 1886. p. 1. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
5. "THE PORT ADELAIDE STEAM FERRY.". South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900). Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 3 November 1877. p. 4 Supplement: Supplement to the South Australian Register. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
6. "THE LABOUR QUESTION IN AMERICA.". South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900). Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 29 November 1877. p. 4. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
7. "THE BIRKENHEAD FERRY.". Evening Journal (Adelaide, SA : 1869 - 1912). Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 24 November 1879. p. 2 Edition: SECOND EDITION. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
8. "Port Adelaide News.". Port Adelaide News (SA : 1878 - 1883). SA: National Library of Australia. 31 December 1880. p. 4. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
9. "Birkenhead District Council.". Port Adelaide News (SA : 1878 - 1883). SA: National Library of Australia. 15 July 1881. p. 5. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
10. "BIRKENHEAD DISTRICT COUNCIL.". Port Adelaide News (SA : 1878 - 1883). SA: National Library of Australia. 25 August 1882. p. 8. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
11. "BIRKENHEAD DISTRICT COUNCIL.". Port Adelaide News (SA : 1878 - 1883). SA: National Library of Australia. 22 May 1883. p. 5. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
12. "BIRKENHEAD DISTRICT COUNCIL.". Port Adelaide News and Lefevre's Peninsula Advertiser (SA : 1883 - 1897). SA: National Library of Australia. 22 July 1884. p. 4. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
13. "BIRKENHEAD DISTRICT COUNCIL.". Port Adelaide News and Lefevre's Peninsula Advertiser (SA : 1883 - 1897). SA: National Library of Australia. 24 July 1885. p. 5. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
14. "BIRKENHEAD DISTRICT COUNCIL.". Port Adelaide News and Lefevre's Peninsula Advertiser (SA : 1883 - 1897). SA: National Library of Australia. 30 April 1886. p. 5. Retrieved 31 October 2015.

Coordinates: 34°50′11″S 138°30′00″E / 34.8365°S 138.5°E