Corporate Body
New South Wales Mines Department (1908 - 1978)
State of New South Wales
- From
- 1908
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - To
- 1978
- Functions
- Mineralogy or Mining
Summary
The New South Mines Department was established in 1908 when the Department of Mines and Agriculture was split into its two constituent parts on the passing of the Department of Agriculture Act, 1907. Major responsibilities of the Mines Department included: geological and mining surveys and assays; the Mining Museum; examination of coalfields, collieries and mines; the administration of the Prospecting Vote and Miners' accident relief; collection of royalties; and control and regulation of explosives and inflammable liquids. In 1978 the Department became the Department of Mineral Resources and Development.
Related entries
Timeline
1856 - 1859 New South Wales Department of Lands and Public Works
1859 - 1981 New South Wales Department of Lands
1874 - 1891 New South Wales Department of Mines
1891 - 1908 New South Wales Department of Mines and Agriculture
1908 - 1978 New South Wales Mines Department
Published resources
Resource Sections
- State Records Authority of New South Wales, 'Agency AGY-542: Mines Department (1908-1978); Department of Mineral Resources and Development (1978-1980); Department of Mineral Resources [1] (1980-1988) 22-01-1908 to 19-10-1988', State Records Authority of New South Wales, Sydney. https://records-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?context=L&vid=61SRA&docid=ORGANISATIONS1000661. Details
Helen Cohn
Created: 2 March 2023