District Council of Port Broughton
The District Council of Port Broughton was a local government area in South Australia from 1892 to 1997 seated at the town of Port Broughton.
It was proclaimed on 9 June 1892 as the District Council of Mundoora by the severance of the Hundred of Wokurna and a western portion of the Hundred of Mundoora from the District Council of Broughton (later the called District Council of Redhill). It was subdivided into two wards (Mundoora and Wokurna) at its creation. The proclamation followed some years of agitation from Port Broughton residents in favour of dividing the original Broughton council. A reserve for a district council chamber at Port Broughton was proclaimed in 1893.
The District Council of Mundoora renamed itself the District Council of Port Broughton on 31 May 1917. In 1933, a portion of the Hundred of Tickera was added to the existing Hundreds of Mundoora and Wokurna, and was added to the Wokurna Ward. In 1936, the council controlled an area of 250 square miles, with 1,340 residents, 280 of them in Port Broughton. The principal industry of the district was wheat growing, with tourism also important in the township itself.
It was abolished in 1997, when it merged with the District Council of Bute to form the District Council of Barunga West.
The following adjacent local government bodies co-existed with the Mundoora/Port Broughton council:
Coordinates: 33°35′0″S 137°56′0″E / 33.58333°S 137.93333°E
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