The Corporation of the Town of Walkerville (or Town of Walkerville) is a small
local government area
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in the central suburbs of
Adelaide
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,
South Australia
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.
The residents of the Town of Walkerville are represented by a mayor and eight councillors. The area is home to the highest concentration of top earners in South Australia,
and was named "South Australia's richest postcode" in 2016.
History
The District Council of Walkerville was first proclaimed on 5 July 1855, severing the area from the
District Council of Yatala
The District Council of Yatala was a local government area of South Australia established in 1853 and abolished in 1868.
The council was named after the Hundred of Yatala which was proclaimed in 1846 in the County of Adelaide, Yatala likely der ...
after a petition by local residents proclaimed a desire to break away from the larger
District Council of Yatala
The District Council of Yatala was a local government area of South Australia established in 1853 and abolished in 1868.
The council was named after the Hundred of Yatala which was proclaimed in 1846 in the County of Adelaide, Yatala likely der ...
(proclaimed in 1853).
Initially, only the suburbs of Walkerville and
Gilberton seceded from Yatala but within a few months,
Medindie
Medindie (formerly also known as Medindee or Medindi) is an inner northern suburb of Adelaide the capital of South Australia. It is located adjacent to the Adelaide Park Lands, just north of North Adelaide, and is bounded by Robe Terrace to the ...
and North Walkerville (now part of Walkerville proper, east of Fuller Street) were annexed by Walkerville. The district boundaries remained unchanged until 1970 when
Vale Park
Vale Park is a football stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, England. It has been the home ground of Port Vale F.C. since 1950.
The ground has seen its capacity go up and down, its peak being 42,000 in 1954 against Blackpool, although a club record 49, ...
was annexed from the
City of Enfield
The City of Enfield (formerly District Council of Yatala South) was a local government area of South Australia from 1868 to 1996. It was known as Yatala South up until 1933, which was named for its local government area predecessor, the Distric ...
.
Early council meetings were held in a room at the local pub, the Sussex Arms. In 1893 the council seat moved across Stephen Terrace to the present location by the Walkerville Town Hall on Walkerville Terrace, Gilberton.
It was granted corporate town status on 1 October 1944, becoming the Town of Walkerville.
Suburbs
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Gilberton (5081)
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Medindie
Medindie (formerly also known as Medindee or Medindi) is an inner northern suburb of Adelaide the capital of South Australia. It is located adjacent to the Adelaide Park Lands, just north of North Adelaide, and is bounded by Robe Terrace to the ...
(5081)
*
Vale Park
Vale Park is a football stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, England. It has been the home ground of Port Vale F.C. since 1950.
The ground has seen its capacity go up and down, its peak being 42,000 in 1954 against Blackpool, although a club record 49, ...
(5081)
*
Walkerville (5081)
Mayors (formerly Chairmen) of Walkerville
* JT Mellor (1906), appointed to the
Municipal Tramways Trust
The Municipal Tramways Trust (MTT) was established by the Government of South Australia in December 1906 to purchase all of the horse-drawn tramways in Adelaide, Australia. The Trust subsequently also ran petrol and diesel buses and electric t ...
* Alfred Thiele (1935-1937)
* Louis David Waterhouse (1937-1938)
* John Creswell (1939-1944)
* Frank Davies Wilson (1944-1946)
* George Dorricutt Shaw (1946-1947)
* Frederick Louis Rungie (1948-1951)
* Howard Herbert Dayman (1951-1955)
* Frank Davies Wilson (1955-1956)
* Cecil Ernest Searle (1956-1961)
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Lance Milne (1961-1964)
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Ernest Phillipson (1964-1965)
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Leonard Ewens (1966-1969)
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Edwin Scales (1969-1977)
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Kenneth Price
Kenneth Price (February 16, 1935February 24, 2012) was an American artist who predominantly created ceramic sculpture. He studied at the Chouinard Art Institute and Otis Art Institute (now Otis College of Art and Design) in Los Angeles, before re ...
(1977-1982)
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George Sparnon (1982-1987)
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Margot Vowles (1987-1991)
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Ian McBryde
Ian McBryde is an Australian poet. He was born in 1953 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada but has been a long time Australian resident. He has published ten books of poems and three audio CDs of spoken word poetry and original music A widely admired ...
(1991-1995)
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Rosemary Craddock (1995-2000)
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John Rich (2000-2006)
* David Whiting (2006-2010)
* Heather Wright (2010-2014)
* Ray Grigg (2014–2018)
*Elizabeth Fricker (2018–present
List of Mayors of Walkerville (since 1939)
Lists the Ward that the Mayor served before and after their tenure and all elections they contested. Data taken from South Australian Government Gazettes, LGA reports and Mayoral biographical articles.
See also
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List of Adelaide parks and gardens
List of Adelaide parks and gardens refers to parks and gardens within the metropolitan area in South Australia known as Adelaide.
Northern Adelaide
The South Australian government region known as Northern Adelaide and which occupies the north ...
References
External links
Town of Walkerville websiteTown of Walkerville community profile
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