Corporate Body

Department of Trade and Customs (1901 - 1956)

Commonwealth of Australia

From: 1 January 1901
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
To: 11 January 1956
Functions: Advisory or regulatory body, Social or Economic Research, Patents or Trademarks, Industrial or scientific research and Defence Industries
Reference No: CA 10
Legal Status: Agency of the Commonwealth of Australia
Location: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Summary

The Commonwealth of Australia's Department of Trade and Customs was established in 1901 and abolished in 1956. Functions carried out by the Department included national events, patents and trademarks, scientific research and wartime security.

Subordinate

Superior

Commonwealth of Australia (1901 - )

Related People

Wilkinson, William Percy (1868 - 1947)
Government Analyst 1908 - 1933

Published resources

Resources

Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q16959770. Details
Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-634524. Details

Resource Sections

'Primary description of agency CA 10; Department of Trade and Customs, Central Office. Registration of entity: 12 December 1980', in RecordSearch, National Archives of Australia, 2000, https://RecordSearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?Number=CA%2010. Details

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