The District Council of Gilbert was a

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seated at Riverton in

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from 1866 to 1932.

History

The District Council of Gilbert was proclaimed on 5 July 1866. The inaugural councillors were Frederick Fleming, James Milne, James Kelly, James Shearer, and Edward Prescott. On 12 May 1932, by promulgation of the

Local Government Areas (Re-arrangement) Acts 1929 and 1931 The Local Government Areas (Re-arrangement) Acts 1929 and 1931 were acts of the Parliament of South Australia. The application of the acts, via recommendations of the commission of the same name, led to the statewide re-arrangement of local governm ...

, Gilbert was amalgamated with the westerly-adjacent districts of Rhynie and

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to form the new

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Chairmen

* Edward Prescott (1866–?) * John McInerney (1927–1932)

References

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