The District Council of Robertstown was a

local government area A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a State (administrative division), state, province, divi ...

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from 1932 to 1997. The central town and council seat was Robertstown. It was established on 3 May 1932 with the amalgamation of the

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and the

District Council of English The District Council of English was a local government area in South Australia from 1878 to 1932. The council was proclaimed on 31 October 1878, consisting of the whole of the cadastral Hundred of English, in which residents had been advocating ...

. In 1936, it was reported to cover 550 square miles, with a population of 2,100. It comprised the cadastral hundreds of Apoinga, Bower, Bright, Bundey and English. The district's industries were described as "wheat, wool, dairy produce, magnasite, asbestos and...firewood". The council met in the Peace Hall at Robertstown. It was divided into five wards: Apoinga, Bower, Bright, English and Robertstown. It existed until 1997, when it merged with the

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, the

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and the

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to form the

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Chairmen

* Johannes Alwin Heinrich (1932–1933) * Walter Lewis Noske (1933–1954) * Johannes Alwin Heinrich (1954–1955) * Angus Hammond Farley (1955–1972) * Frank Martin Mosey (1972–1982) * Denis Brian Keller (1982–?)

References

{{Former local government areas in South Australia Robertstown Robertstown, District Council of Robertstown, District Council of