District Council of Birkenhead
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{{Infobox Australian place
| type = lga
| name = District Council of Birkenhead
| state = sa
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| pop =
| est = 1877
| abolished = 1886
| area =
| seat = Birkenhead
| map_type = state
| coordinates = {{coord|34.8365|S|138.5|E|type:adm2nd_region:AU|display=inline,title}}
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| fedgov =
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| near-n =
| near-ne = Yatala North
Port Adelaide
| near-e = Yatala
Yatala South/Enfield
Port Adelaide
| near-se = Yatala
Yatala South/Enfield
Port Adelaide
| near-s = Port Adelaide
| near-sw = Semaphore
Glanville
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}}
The District Council of Birkenhead was a local government area in South Australia centred on the suburb of Birkenhead. It was gazetted on 22 February 1877 from areas formerly part of the District Council of Lefevre's Peninsula.{{cite web | url=https://www.lga.sa.gov.au/webdata/resources/files/LGA-89938_-_2011_18_-_FINAL_History_of_SA_Councils.pdf | title=A History of South Australian Councils to 1936 | publisher=Local Government Association of South Australia | date=2012 | access-date=30 October 2015 | author=Marsden, Susan | pages=11}} The council chambers were based out of the Birkenhead Hotel.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article36335216 |title=THE SHIRE COUNCILS BILL. |newspaper=The South Australian Advertiser |location=Adelaide |date=28 August 1886 |access-date=31 October 2015 |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia}} It absorbed the remainder of the Lefevre's Peninsula council, which had been severely reduced in size by the creation of the Corporate Town of Semaphore, on 7 August 1884. It ceased to exist when it merged with the Corporate Town of Port Adelaide on 7 December 1886 as the Birkenhead Ward, a move supported by the council and the local population.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article195881969 |title=Annexation Of Birkenhead |newspaper=Port Adelaide News and Lefevre's Peninsula Advertiser |location=SA |date=17 December 1886 |access-date=31 October 2015 |page=1 |via=National Library of Australia}}
Chairmen
- G. Playfair (1877–1878) {{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article40471637 |title=THE PORT ADELAIDE STEAM FERRY. |newspaper=South Australian Register |location=Adelaide |date=3 November 1877 |access-date=31 October 2015 |page=4 Supplement: Supplement to the South Australian Register |via=National Library of Australia}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article40472082 |title=THE LABOUR QUESTION IN AMERICA. |newspaper=South Australian Register |location=Adelaide |date=29 November 1877 |access-date=31 October 2015 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia}}
- T. Cruickshank (1879–1883) {{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article197733054 |title=THE BIRKENHEAD FERRY. |newspaper=Evening Journal |location=Adelaide |date=24 November 1879 |access-date=31 October 2015 |page=2 Edition: SECOND EDITION |via=National Library of Australia}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article195864661 |title=Port Adelaide News. |newspaper=Port Adelaide News |location=SA |date=31 December 1880 |access-date=31 October 2015 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article195865911 |title=Birkenhead District Council. |newspaper=Port Adelaide News |location=SA |date=15 July 1881 |access-date=31 October 2015 |page=5 |via=National Library of Australia}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article195869043 |title=BIRKENHEAD DISTRICT COUNCIL. |newspaper=Port Adelaide News |location=SA |date=25 August 1882 |access-date=31 October 2015 |page=8 |via=National Library of Australia}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article195870622 |title=BIRKENHEAD DISTRICT COUNCIL. |newspaper=Port Adelaide News |location=SA |date=22 May 1883 |access-date=31 October 2015 |page=5 |via=National Library of Australia}}
- J. K. Charleston (1884–1886) {{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article195874563 |title=BIRKENHEAD DISTRICT COUNCIL. |newspaper=Port Adelaide News and Lefevre's Peninsula Advertiser |location=SA |date=22 July 1884 |access-date=31 October 2015 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article195878218 |title=BIRKENHEAD DISTRICT COUNCIL. |newspaper=Port Adelaide News and Lefevre's Peninsula Advertiser |location=SA |date=24 July 1885 |access-date=31 October 2015 |page=5 |via=National Library of Australia}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article195880449 |title=BIRKENHEAD DISTRICT COUNCIL. |newspaper=Port Adelaide News and Lefevre's Peninsula Advertiser |location=SA |date=30 April 1886 |access-date=31 October 2015 |page=5 |via=National Library of Australia}}
References
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{{Former local government areas in South Australia}}
Birkenhead, District Council of
Category:1877 establishments in Australia