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 The Railway-Builders ADELAIDE AND VICINITY '75 miles south of the city, and has an area of about five square miles, and is divided into four wards — Unley, Parkside, Fullarton, and Goodwood. The first Council was composed of — Mayor, J. H. Barrow, M.L.C. ; and Councillors T. English, M.L.C., George Pearce, W. B. Casher, G. Church, W. Hamilton, F. Worm, L. Scammell, and H. Codd. Mr. J. Waterman was the first Town Clerk. Unley is peculiar for the number of its business centres. Its first year's rates amounted to ^489, comparable with ^7,542 in 1899. The town of Hindmarsh is nearly as old as Adelaide, and its history is practically contemporary with it. It has been a large manufacturing centre for several decades, and at the time of its proclamation on October i, 1874, it possessed a population of 5,000, The area of the municipality is three square miles, divided into three wards — Hindmarsh, Bowden, and Brompton. The members of the first Council were : — Mayor, Benjamin Taylor; and Councillors J. Mitton, C. W. F. Trapman, E. Gould, R. Haley, Wm. Shearing, and James Weeks, while Mr. Thomas Frost was the first Town Clerk, and the assessment in 1874-5 amounted to ^14,590. Port Ade- a municipality on The first Council following : — Aldermen, D. Smith; Coun- J. Grosse, E. G. France, W. Gal- Town Clerk, W. population in 1899 assessed annual year, ^101,003 : acres. laide was declared March 5, 1856. consisted of the Mayor, E.French; Bower and J. cillors, W. Smith, C o 1 1 i n s o n, A. way, J. Care; B o y k e 1 1. Its was 9,981 ; the 'alue for the same and area 7,000 I Town Hall, Port Adelaide