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City of Kensington and Norwood

The City of Kensington and Norwood, originally the Corporate Town of Kensington and Norwood, was a local government area in South Australia from 1853 to 1997, centred on the inner eastern Adelaide suburbs of Kensington and Norwood. In November 1997 it amalgamated with the City of Payneham and the Town of St Peters to form the City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters.

History
It was proclaimed on 7 July 1853 as the Corporate Town of Kensington and Norwood, covering the then villages of Kensington, Norwood and Marryatville. The town extent was defined as sections 260, 261, 276, 277, 289, and 290 of the Hundred of Adelaide, corresponding to land beside First Creek and Second Creek enclosed by the modern suburbs of Norwood, Marryatville, Kensington and Heathpool. It was the first municipal corporation in South Australia after the City of Adelaide. The council was divided into three wards at its inception: West Norwood, East Norwood and Kensington. Charles Bonney was unanimously elected as the first mayor. This was the only change ever made to the council's boundaries. In 1878, the municipality had a population of 6500, which had doubled by the mid-1880s. ==Mayors==
Other notable figures
• George Ernest Hamilton – inaugural councillor • Lionel Hill – councillor in the late 1950s • C. Harrie Gooden – assistant town clerk and valuator • George Searcy – auditor for 37 years ==See also==
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