Corporate Town of Port Augusta West
South Australia
Corporate Town of Port Augusta West is located in South Australia
Corporate Town of Port Augusta West
Corporate Town of Port Augusta West
Coordinates32°29′03″S 137°45′30″E / 32.484255°S 137.758361°E / -32.484255; 137.758361
Population384 (1921)[1]
 • Density45.2/km2 (117.0/sq mi)
Established1887[2]
Abolished1932[3]
Area8.5 km2 (3.3 sq mi)[1]


The Corporate Town of Port Augusta West was a local government area in South Australia centred on the suburb of Port Augusta West. It was gazetted on 6 October 1887.[2] They met in council chambers in Loudon Road, which ceased to be used by its successor council upon its amalgamation, but remained in use by the community until their demolition in the 1940s, at which time the building was described as "definitely unsafe".[4][5][6] It was not uncommon for positions to be elected unopposed or without any nominations at all; in the election of November 1903, no one nominated for either mayor or councillor.[7]

In 1923, the council controlled an area of 2,100 acres (8.5 km2), with a capital value of £59,710. It had a population of 384 at the 1921 census, residing in 90 dwellings.[1] On 28 April 1932, along with the Corporate Town of Davenport and part of the District Council of Woolundunga, it merged into the existing Corporate Town of Port Augusta, predecessor of the current City of Port Augusta.[3] Its second-last mayor, James Beerworth, would go on to serve as the first mayor of the amalgamated council, and subsequently serve in both houses of the Parliament of South Australia.[8]

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References

  1. ^ a b c The Civic record of South Australia, 1921-1923. Associated Publishing Service. 1924. p. 223.
  2. ^ a b Ramsay, J.G. (6 October 1887). "Corporation of Port Augusta West" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. pp. 731–732. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  3. ^ a b Whitford, S.R. (28 April 1932). "LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS (RE-ARRANGEMENT) ACTS, 1929 AND 1931.—AREAS UNITED" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. p. 745. Retrieved 29 March 2019. Unite the areas comprising the Municipalities of Port Augusta, Port Augusta West, and Davenport, and that portion of the District Council District of Woolundunga defined in the First Schedule
  4. ^ "First Meeting of Amalgamated Council". Transcontinental. Port Augusta, SA. 13 May 1932. p. 1. Retrieved 12 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "PORT AUGUSTA WEST HALL". Transcontinental. Port Augusta, SA. 22 December 1944. p. 2. Retrieved 12 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "MEETING ROOM AT PORT AUGUSTA WEST". Transcontinental. Port Augusta, SA. 20 September 1946. p. 6. Retrieved 12 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "Municipal Elections". The Laura Standard. SA. 27 November 1903. p. 3. Retrieved 12 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ Marsden, Susan (2012). "A History of South Australian Councils to 1936" (PDF). Local Government Association of South Australia. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 March 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  9. ^ "PORT AUGUSTA WEST". The Chronicle. Adelaide. 28 November 1896. p. 19. Retrieved 12 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ "PORT AUGUSTA WEST". South Australian Register. Adelaide. 25 November 1897. p. 6. Retrieved 12 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ^ "Port Augusta West Council". The Port Augusta Dispatch, Newcastle and Flinders Chronicle. SA. 4 February 1898. p. 4. Retrieved 12 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. ^ "PORT AUGUSTA WEST". South Australian Register. Adelaide. 3 December 1898. p. 10. Retrieved 12 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  13. ^ "PORT AUGUSTA WEST". South Australian Register. Adelaide. 26 November 1898. p. 7. Retrieved 12 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  14. ^ "THE COUNTRY". South Australian Register. Adelaide. 20 December 1898. p. 10. Retrieved 12 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  15. ^ "Municipal Nominations". The Port Augusta Dispatch, Newcastle and Flinders Chronicle. SA. 24 November 1899. p. 2. Retrieved 12 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  16. ^ "municipal Elections". The Port Augusta Dispatch, Newcastle and Flinders Chronicle. SA. 30 November 1900. p. 2. Retrieved 12 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  17. ^ "PORT AUGUSTA WEST". The Port Augusta Dispatch, Newcastle and Flinders Chronicle. SA. 29 November 1901. p. 3. Retrieved 12 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  18. ^ "PORT AUGUSTA WEST". Petersburg Times. SA. 28 November 1902. p. 3. Retrieved 12 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  19. ^ "PORT AUGUSTA WEST". Adelaide Observer. SA. 3 December 1904. p. 42. Retrieved 12 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  20. ^ "Municipal Matters". The Port Augusta Dispatch, Newcastle and Flinders Chronicle. SA. 6 December 1912. p. 3. Retrieved 12 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  21. ^ a b c d e f Hosking, P. (1936). The Official civic record of South Australia : centenary year, 1936. Adelaide: Universal Publicity Company. p. 355.
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