St Peters Council Local government Council and municipality named for the church which is prominent beside the Cooks River. Milestone Formed 1871 {"name":"Formed","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1871<\/span>"},"date_start":"1871","date_end":"1871"} Merged into Marrickville Council 1949 {"name":"Merged into","target":"Marrickville Council","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1949<\/span>"},"date_start":"1949","date_end":"1949"} Type Local government {"name":"Local government","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}