1858年10月,茶樹涌區議會(英語:District Council of Tea Tree Gully),脫離自1853年成立的禧錦區議會(英语:District Council of Highercombe)。後來在1930年代初,地方政府事務處(Local Government Commission)認為茶樹涌及禧錦兩個區議會的規模及人口過少,與其他51個議會被列入「年收入少於2000鎊的名單」之中。根據事務處建議,兩個區議會在1935年5月合併成新茶樹涌區議會。[8]
^Marsden, Susan. LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA: A HISTORY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIAN COUNCILS to 1936(PDF). 2012 [2020-03-26]. (原始内容(PDF)存档于2016-03-17). DC of Highercombe was the original local government area, established on 14 July 1853. The DC of Tea Tree Gully was detached on 7 October 1858, and Highercombe was absorbed into DC of Tea Tree Gully on 21 March 1935, returning the council to the 1853 boundaries.
^Auhl, Ian. From settlement to city: a history of the district of Tea Tree Gully, 1836–1976. Blackwood, SA: Lynton Publications. 1976.
^Auhl, Ian. Tea Tree Gully Historical Society , 编. From settlement to city: a history of the district of Tea Tree Gully, 1836–1976, 1976–1993. Modbury, SA: Tea Tree Gully Council. 1993. ISBN 9781742224770.