Corporate Body

Australian Shipping Board (1946 - 1961)

Commonwealth of Australia

From: 1 January 1946
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
To: 17 November 1961
Functions: Sea Transport, Advisory or regulatory body and Maritime industry
Reference No: CA 130
Legal Status: Agency of the Commonwealth of Australia
Location: Melbourne, Victoria

Summary

The Australian Shipping Board was established in 1946 for the purpose of controlling shipping. In 1956 the Australian Coastal Shipping commission was established, taking control of the functions and property of the Australian Shipping Board. The Board was allowed time to complete their affairs and finally ceased to exist in November 1961.

Timeline

1942 - 1946 Commonwealth Marine Salvage Board
       1946 - 1961 Australian Shipping Board
             1956 - 1974 Australian Coastal Shipping Commission
                   1974 - 1989 Australian Shipping Commission

Published resources

Resources

Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4824679. Details
VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/157083179. Details
Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1471408. Details

Resource Sections

'Primary description of agency CA 130; Australian Shipping Board. Registration of entity: 20 December 1976', in RecordSearch, National Archives of Australia, 2000, https://RecordSearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?Number=CA%20130. Details

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Created: 19 December 2000, Last modified: 3 February 2010

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