District Council of Hawker
The District Council of Hawker was a local government area in South Australia, centred on the town of Hawker. It was established on 5 January 1888 under the provisions of the District Councils Act 1887. It comprised the Hundreds of Arkaba, Barndioota, Wirreanda, Wonoka and Yednalue.[1] In 1936, it was reported to have an estimated population of 975 across an area of 300 square miles. In that year, the council elected a member from five wards, one for each of the initial hundreds. The main industry of the district was wool growing, replacing wheat farming, which had been popular in earlier days.[2] It amalgamated with the District Council of Kanyaka-Quorn to form the Flinders Ranges Council on 1 January 1997.[3]
Chairmen
- J. Edgeloe (1888) [4][5]
- S. J. Jones (1888) [6][7]
- W. F. King (1888-1889) [8]
- W. J. Pyman (1901-1902, 1911-1918) [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]
- M. B. Woods (1918) [18]
- James Michael Gillick (1935-1940) [19]
- Walter Joseph Webb (1940-1956) [19]
- Donald Ivor McArthur (1956-1960) [19]
- Henry Gifford Spiers (1960-1962) [19]
- Lincoln James Dorward (1962-1969) [19]
- John Thomas Hilder (1969-1979) [19]
- Lindsay Milton Clarke (1979-1985) [19]
- Henry John Spiers (1985-?) [19]
References
- ↑ "The District Councils Act 1887 No. 419". Flinders University. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- ↑ Hosking, P. (1936). The Official civic record of South Australia : centenary year, 1936. Adelaide: Universal Publicity Company. p. 615.
- ↑ "Council". Flinders Ranges Council. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ↑ "Hawker.". The Port Augusta Dispatch, Newcastle and Flinders Chronicle (SA : 1885 - 1916). SA: National Library of Australia. 3 February 1888. p. 3. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ↑ "Hawker District Council.". The Port Augusta Dispatch, Newcastle and Flinders Chronicle (SA : 1885 - 1916). SA: National Library of Australia. 12 June 1888. p. 3. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ↑ "Hawker.". The Port Augusta Dispatch, Newcastle and Flinders Chronicle (SA : 1885 - 1916). SA: National Library of Australia. 27 July 1888. p. 2. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ↑ "Hawker.". The Port Augusta Dispatch, Newcastle and Flinders Chronicle (SA : 1885 - 1916). SA: National Library of Australia. 19 October 1888. p. 3. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ↑ "HAWKER DISTRICT COUNCIL.". The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931). Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 6 June 1889. p. 6. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ↑ "Hawker.". Kapunda Herald (SA : 1878 - 1951). SA: National Library of Australia. 28 July 1911. p. 3. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ↑ "A LONG CLUBSWING.". Observer (Adelaide, SA : 1905 - 1931). Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 22 June 1912. p. 18. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ↑ "EVOLUTION OF A CHAPEL.". The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929). Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 7 July 1913. p. 10. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ↑ "MAIN ROADS COMMISSION.". Daily Herald (Adelaide, SA : 1910 - 1924). Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 20 November 1914. p. 3. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ↑ "HAWKER. DISTRICT COUNCIL.". Petersburg Times (SA : 1887 - 1919). SA: National Library of Australia. 16 July 1915. p. 3. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ↑ "COUNTRY LETTERS.". Kapunda Herald (SA : 1878 - 1951). SA: National Library of Australia. 15 March 1901. p. 3. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ↑ "THE CASE FOR THE NORTHERN FARMERS.". Adelaide Observer (SA : 1843 - 1904). SA: National Library of Australia. 8 February 1902. p. 10. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ↑ "The Country.". Observer (Adelaide, SA : 1905 - 1931). Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 21 July 1917. p. 10. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ↑ "BAZAAR AT HAWKER.". Southern Cross (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1954). Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 31 May 1918. p. 15. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ↑ "PERSONAL.". Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1895 - 1954). Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 27 July 1918. p. 32. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Matthews, Penny (1986), South Australia, the civic record, 1836-1986, Wakefield Press, pp. 208–212, ISBN 978-0-949268-82-2
Coordinates: 31°53′26″S 138°25′23″E / 31.890640°S 138.423187°E
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