District Council of Booyoolie

The District Council of Booyoolie was a local government area in South Australia. It was proclaimed on 2 March 1876 and comprised the entire cadastral Hundred of Booyoolie. It included at its inception the government town of Booyoolie (which had been built on the opposite side of the railway line from the private township of Gladstone), North Gladstone, Laura and Stone Hut.^[1] It was divided into five wards (North, South, Central, Lower and Booyoolie), each electing one councillor.^[2] In September 1876, the council decided to construct a council office and chamber at Laura.^[3]

The township of Booyoolie was severed and annexed by the District Council of Yangya in 1879, and the broader southern portion of the council was added to the renamed District Council of Gladstone on 12 August 1880, in each case following representations from local residents.^[4]^[1] Having already been substantially reduced in size by the Gladstone area changes, the district lost a significant portion of its remaining ratepayers when the township of Laura separated as the Corporate Town of Laura on 22 June 1882, leaving it representing a nearly entirely rural area.^[1] As their office fell within the boundaries of the new Laura municipality, it was the subject of a dispute over its ownership; however, the Booyoolie council continued to meet at Laura. The Booyoolie council would operate out of a Herbert Street office for many years, but by the 1920s, the council offices were located in Hughes Street, opposite the Laura Courthouse.^[5]^[6]

A 1931 amalgamation proposal suggested that the Corporate Town of Laura, the District Council of Gladstone, the Corporate Town of Gladstone and part of the District Council of Caltowie should merge into a drastically larger Booyoolie council; however, this was abandoned following local opposition. The council ceased to exist on 1 May 1932 when, in a much smaller merger, it was amalgamated with the Corporate Town of Laura to form the District Council of Laura.^[1]

Chairmen

John Cook (1876–1877) ^[7]^[8]
T. W. Higgins (1916–1917) ^[9]^[10]
J. F. Heath (1920–1921) ^[11]^[12]
R. Cleggett (1925) ^[13]
A. A. Holland (1928) ^[14]
C. Amey (1930–1932) ^[15]^[16]^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Marsden, Susan (2012). "A History of South Australian Councils to 1936" (PDF). Local Government Association of South Australia. p. 41. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
^ "DISTRICT OF BOOYOOLEE". Evening Journal. Vol. VIII, no. 2181. South Australia. 3 March 1876. p. 3 (SECOND EDITION). Retrieved 9 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Looking Back on Northern Local Government Activities". Laura Standard and Crystal Brook Courier. Vol. XLV, no. 2604. South Australia. 28 February 1936. p. 32. Retrieved 9 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "DISTRICT OF YANGYA". The Areas' Express. Vol. II, no. 186. South Australia. 16 July 1879. p. 3. Retrieved 9 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "NORTHERN LOCAL GOVERNMENT". The Register. Vol. XC, no. 26, 312. South Australia. 27 April 1925. p. 9. Retrieved 9 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "PROPERTY SALE". Laura Standard and Crystal Brook Courier. Vol. XXXII, no. 1, 626. South Australia. 19 August 1921. p. 2. Retrieved 9 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
^ ^a ^b "District Council of Booyoolie". Laura Standard and Crystal Brook Courier. Vol. XLI, no. 2170. South Australia. 17 June 1932. p. 3. Retrieved 9 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "BOOYOOLIE". South Australian Chronicle and Weekly Mail. Vol. XIX, no. 938. 12 August 1876. p. 18. Retrieved 9 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Booyoolie District Council". The Laura Standard. Vol. XXVII, no. 1, 378. South Australia. 18 August 1916. p. 2. Retrieved 9 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "DISTRICT COUNCIL OF BOOYOOLIE". Laura Standard and Crystal Brook Courier. Vol. XXVIII, no. 1426. South Australia. 17 August 1917. p. 3. Retrieved 9 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "DISTRICT COUNCIL BOOYOOLIE". Laura Standard and Crystal Brook Courier. Vol. XXXI, no. 1, 590. South Australia. 26 November 1920. p. 3. Retrieved 9 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "DISTRICT COUNCIL OF BOOYOOLIE". Laura Standard and Crystal Brook Courier. Vol. XXXII, no. 1, 863. South Australia. 7 January 1921. p. 2. Retrieved 9 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Booyoolie District Council Deliberations". Laura Standard and Crystal Brook Courier. Vol. XXXV, no. 1, 797. South Australia. 27 February 1925. p. 3. Retrieved 9 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "DISTRICT COUNCIL OF BOOYOOLIE". Laura Standard and Crystal Brook Courier. Vol. XXXVII, no. 1, 953. South Australia. 27 January 1928. p. 3. Retrieved 9 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "DISTRICT COUNCIL BOOYOOLIE". Laura Standard and Crystal Brook Courier. Vol. XL, no. 2, 098. South Australia. 26 December 1930. p. 427. Retrieved 9 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "District Council of Booyoolie". Laura Standard and Crystal Brook Courier. Vol. XLI, no. 2125. South Australia. 17 July 1931. p. 4. Retrieved 9 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.

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[marsden-1] Marsden, Susan (2012). "A History of South Australian Councils to 1936" (PDF). Local Government Association of South Australia. p. 41. Retrieved 30 October 2015.

[2] "DISTRICT OF BOOYOOLEE". Evening Journal. Vol. VIII, no. 2181. South Australia. 3 March 1876. p. 3 (SECOND EDITION). Retrieved 9 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.

[3] "Looking Back on Northern Local Government Activities". Laura Standard and Crystal Brook Courier. Vol. XLV, no. 2604. South Australia. 28 February 1936. p. 32. Retrieved 9 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.

[4] "DISTRICT OF YANGYA". The Areas' Express. Vol. II, no. 186. South Australia. 16 July 1879. p. 3. Retrieved 9 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.

[5] "NORTHERN LOCAL GOVERNMENT". The Register. Vol. XC, no. 26, 312. South Australia. 27 April 1925. p. 9. Retrieved 9 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.

[6] "PROPERTY SALE". Laura Standard and Crystal Brook Courier. Vol. XXXII, no. 1, 626. South Australia. 19 August 1921. p. 2. Retrieved 9 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.

[firstandlast-7] "District Council of Booyoolie". Laura Standard and Crystal Brook Courier. Vol. XLI, no. 2170. South Australia. 17 June 1932. p. 3. Retrieved 9 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.

[BOOYOOLIE-8] "BOOYOOLIE". South Australian Chronicle and Weekly Mail. Vol. XIX, no. 938. 12 August 1876. p. 18. Retrieved 9 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.

[9] "Booyoolie District Council". The Laura Standard. Vol. XXVII, no. 1, 378. South Australia. 18 August 1916. p. 2. Retrieved 9 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.

[10] "DISTRICT COUNCIL OF BOOYOOLIE". Laura Standard and Crystal Brook Courier. Vol. XXVIII, no. 1426. South Australia. 17 August 1917. p. 3. Retrieved 9 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.

[11] "DISTRICT COUNCIL BOOYOOLIE". Laura Standard and Crystal Brook Courier. Vol. XXXI, no. 1, 590. South Australia. 26 November 1920. p. 3. Retrieved 9 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.

[12] "DISTRICT COUNCIL OF BOOYOOLIE". Laura Standard and Crystal Brook Courier. Vol. XXXII, no. 1, 863. South Australia. 7 January 1921. p. 2. Retrieved 9 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.

[13] "Booyoolie District Council Deliberations". Laura Standard and Crystal Brook Courier. Vol. XXXV, no. 1, 797. South Australia. 27 February 1925. p. 3. Retrieved 9 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.

[14] "DISTRICT COUNCIL OF BOOYOOLIE". Laura Standard and Crystal Brook Courier. Vol. XXXVII, no. 1, 953. South Australia. 27 January 1928. p. 3. Retrieved 9 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.

[15] "DISTRICT COUNCIL BOOYOOLIE". Laura Standard and Crystal Brook Courier. Vol. XL, no. 2, 098. South Australia. 26 December 1930. p. 427. Retrieved 9 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.

[16] "District Council of Booyoolie". Laura Standard and Crystal Brook Courier. Vol. XLI, no. 2125. South Australia. 17 July 1931. p. 4. Retrieved 9 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.

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