The District Council of Nairne was a
local government area in
South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...
seated at
Nairne from 1853 to 1935.
History
The council was proclaimed on 1 September 1865 and included the entirety of the hundreds of
Kanmantoo and
Monarto.
The inaugural council members were William Bower Dawes, William Giles junior, John Hillman, John Tallant Bee and Henry Appleton.
On 5 October 1882 land in the east of the council area was detached to form the
District Council of Monarto.
On 21 March 1935 the council was combined with parts of
Echunga and
Macclesfield councils and added to the existing
District Council of Mount Barker
The Mount Barker District Council is a local government area centred on the town of Mount Barker just outside the Adelaide metropolitan area in South Australia.
The council was first established in October 1853. It expanded to four times its o ...
, roughly quadrupling the size of Mount Barker district.
References
{{Former local government areas in South Australia, state=expanded
Nairne
1935 disestablishments in Australia