District Council of Dalkey


The District Council of Dalkey was a local government area seated at Owen in South Australia from 1875 to 1932.

History

The District Council of Dalkey was officially proclaimed as incorporating the entire Hundred of Dalkey on 25 March 1875. The five inaugural councillors appointed on the date of the proclamation were John Fisher, Edward George Gibbs, Isaiah Hill, Richard Keane Spotswood, and Gottlieb Trager.
In 1882 a council chamber was opened for the Dalkey council in Owen.
The Dalkey council ceased to exist in 1932 when it was amalgamated with the District Council of Alma Plains to form the new District Council of Owen, but the new council seat was kept at Owen.

Neighbouring local government

The following adjacent local government bodies co-existed with the Dalkey council: