The City of Happy Valley, formerly the District Council of Meadows, was a

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from 1935 until 1997.

History

The District Council of Meadows was established on 1 May 1935 by amalgamation of most of the District Council of Clarendon with parts of the councils of District Council of Echunga,

District Council of Kondoparinga The District Council of Kondoparinga was a local government area in South Australia from 1853 until 1935, at which point the council lands and resources formed the heart of the new District Council of Meadows. History Kondoparinga was amongst ...

and

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. It was seated at the town of

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at the time of its establishment, utilising the resources of the former Kondoparinga council. The council was divided into 9 wards, each ward being represented by a single councillor except Echunga ward which had two. The wards were named Happy Valley,

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, Clarendon,

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, Battunga,

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and Ashbourne. In 1983 it changed its name from the "Corporation of the Town of Meadows" to the "Corporation of the City of Happy Valley". In 1997 the Happy Valley council was amalgamated with the

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and

District Council of Willunga The District Council of Willunga, was a local government area in South Australia seated at Willunga from 1853 until 1997. History The District Council of Willunga was established on 18 August 1853 to govern the Hundred of Willunga and the southe ...

to form the

City of Onkaparinga The City of Onkaparinga () is a local government area (LGA) located on the southern fringe of Adelaide, South Australia. It is named after the Onkaparinga River, whose name comes from ''Ngangkiparinga'', a Kaurna word meaning women's river. It i ...

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* Happy Valley, City of 1935 establishments in Australia 1997 disestablishments in Australia {{Adelaide-stub

History

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