The District Council of Lucindale was a local government area in the Australian state of South Australia that existed from 1878 to 1998 on land in the state’s south-east.
District Council of Lucindale South Australia | |
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![]() The district originally consisted of the Hundred of Joyce | |
![]() ![]() District Council of Lucindale | |
Coordinates | 36°59′0″S 140°22′0″E[1] |
Population | 1,700 (1985)[2] |
• Density | 0.719/km2 (1.86/sq mi) |
Established | 1878 [3] |
Abolished | 1998 [4] |
Area | 2,363.4 km2 (912.5 sq mi)(1985)[2] |
Council seat | Lucindale |
It was proclaimed on 28 February 1878 with its seat being located in the town of Lucindale.[3]
At establishment, it consisted of the whole of the Hundred of Joyce. By 1985, the district's extent had grown by the addition of the following six hundreds - Coles, Conmurra, Fox, Spence, Townsend and Woolumbool. As of 1985, the population of each hundred was represented by a ward whose boundary aligned with the respective hundred, with an eighth ward representing the population of the Town of Lucindale.[3][2]
On 1 December 1998, it was amalgamated with the District Council of Naracoorte to create the Naracoorte Lucindale Council.[4]
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The following persons were elected to serve as chairman of the council for the following terms:[5]: 660 [2]: 302
Former local government areas in South Australia | |
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Adelaide metropolitan |
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Barossa and Mid North |
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Eyre Peninsula |
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Hills, Fleurieu and KI |
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Murray/Murray Mallee |
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Southeast |
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Upper and Far North |
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Yorke Peninsula |
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