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Elizabeth That Was Part 8: The Fall

The eighth and final part in this 8 part series is based in part on the book "Good Times, Hard Times" by Mark Peel, and covers the irrevocable course Elizabeth was set upon with the arrival of General Motors Holden as the town's primary source of industry, and economic stability, along with the competing smaller light industries and large and small retail traders, as they all vie for dominance within Elizabeth's local economy. History of Elizabeth Before the 1950s, most of the area surrounding today's suburb of Elizabeth was farming land. After the end of the Second World War with its shortage of materials, the state government decided that South Australia needed to grow and become industrialised. A satellite city was planned for northern metropolitan fringe of Adelaide between the existing townships of Salisbury and Smithfield. The South Australian Housing Trust initiated a housing development program in the area, with a purchase of 1,200 hectares (3,000 acres) at the site of the present suburb. The township (now suburb) of Elizabeth was established on 16 November 1955, being named after Queen Elizabeth II, queen of Australia, and inaugurated by Sir Thomas Playford, who was then premier of South Australia. The town council was briefly renamed the District Council of Salisbury and Elizabeth on 22 August 1963. On 13 February 1964, a new local government body, the municipality of Elizabeth, later called the City of Elizabeth, was created by severance from the District Council of Salisbury. By the late 90's local council bodies were being forced to amalgamate by the State Government, resulting in the amalgamation of Munno Para and Elizabeth City Councils to become Playford. The entire lifespan of Elizabeth the City lasted just 33 years.