District Council of Hawker

The District Council of Hawker was a local government area in South Australia, centred on the town of Hawker. It was established on 5 January 1888 under the provisions of the District Councils Act 1887. It comprised the Hundreds of Arkaba, Barndioota, Wirreanda, Wonoka and Yednalue.^[1] In 1936, it was reported to have an estimated population of 975 across an area of 300 square miles. In that year, the council elected a member from five wards, one for each of the initial hundreds. The main industry of the district was wool growing, replacing wheat farming, which had been popular in earlier days.^[2] It amalgamated with the District Council of Kanyaka-Quorn to form the Flinders Ranges Council on 1 January 1997.^[3]

Chairmen

• J. Edgeloe (1888) ^[4][5]
• S. J. Jones (1888) ^[6][7]
• W. F. King (1888-1889) ^[8]
• W. J. Pyman (1901-1902, 1911-1918) ^{[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]}
• M. B. Woods (1918) ^[18]
• James Michael Gillick (1935-1940) ^[19]
• Walter Joseph Webb (1940-1956) ^[19]
• Donald Ivor McArthur (1956-1960) ^[19]
• Henry Gifford Spiers (1960-1962) ^[19]
• Lincoln James Dorward (1962-1969) ^[19]
• John Thomas Hilder (1969-1979) ^[19]
• Lindsay Milton Clarke (1979-1985) ^[19]
• Henry John Spiers (1985-?) ^[19]

References

1. "The District Councils Act 1887 No. 419". Flinders University. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
2. Hosking, P. (1936). The Official civic record of South Australia : centenary year, 1936. Adelaide: Universal Publicity Company. p. 615.
3. "Council". Flinders Ranges Council. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
4. "Hawker.". The Port Augusta Dispatch, Newcastle and Flinders Chronicle (SA : 1885 - 1916). SA: National Library of Australia. 3 February 1888. p. 3. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
5. "Hawker District Council.". The Port Augusta Dispatch, Newcastle and Flinders Chronicle (SA : 1885 - 1916). SA: National Library of Australia. 12 June 1888. p. 3. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
6. "Hawker.". The Port Augusta Dispatch, Newcastle and Flinders Chronicle (SA : 1885 - 1916). SA: National Library of Australia. 27 July 1888. p. 2. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
7. "Hawker.". The Port Augusta Dispatch, Newcastle and Flinders Chronicle (SA : 1885 - 1916). SA: National Library of Australia. 19 October 1888. p. 3. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
8. "HAWKER DISTRICT COUNCIL.". The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931). Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 6 June 1889. p. 6. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
9. "Hawker.". Kapunda Herald (SA : 1878 - 1951). SA: National Library of Australia. 28 July 1911. p. 3. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
10. "A LONG CLUBSWING.". Observer (Adelaide, SA : 1905 - 1931). Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 22 June 1912. p. 18. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
11. "EVOLUTION OF A CHAPEL.". The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929). Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 7 July 1913. p. 10. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
12. "MAIN ROADS COMMISSION.". Daily Herald (Adelaide, SA : 1910 - 1924). Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 20 November 1914. p. 3. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
13. "HAWKER. DISTRICT COUNCIL.". Petersburg Times (SA : 1887 - 1919). SA: National Library of Australia. 16 July 1915. p. 3. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
14. "COUNTRY LETTERS.". Kapunda Herald (SA : 1878 - 1951). SA: National Library of Australia. 15 March 1901. p. 3. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
15. "THE CASE FOR THE NORTHERN FARMERS.". Adelaide Observer (SA : 1843 - 1904). SA: National Library of Australia. 8 February 1902. p. 10. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
16. "The Country.". Observer (Adelaide, SA : 1905 - 1931). Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 21 July 1917. p. 10. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
17. "BAZAAR AT HAWKER.". Southern Cross (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1954). Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 31 May 1918. p. 15. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
18. "PERSONAL.". Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1895 - 1954). Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 27 July 1918. p. 32. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
19. Matthews, Penny (1986), South Australia, the civic record, 1836-1986, Wakefield Press, pp. 208–212, ISBN 978-0-949268-82-2

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