The municipality of Kapunda was established on 13 July 1865.
The District Council (DC) of Kapunda was established on 5
July 1866
An official letter of congratulation arrived 13 July 1865
via magnetic telegraph, it read,
The two members for the Light take the earliest opportunity of
congratulating his worship the Mayor and Councillors of the City of Kapunda on
the Corporation being Gazetted. The
members for Light hope that Kapunda will now soon become an ornament to the
Colony as the second city in importance.
Finis coronat opus - God save the Queen
F.S. Dutton
P. B. Coglin
