Corporate Body

Commonwealth Railway Commissioner (1917 - 1975)

Commonwealth of Australia

From: 22 September 1917
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
To: 1 July 1975
Functions: Advisory or regulatory body and Rail Industry
Reference No: CA 265
Legal Status: Agency of the Commonwealth of Australia
Location: Melbourne, Victoria

Summary

The Commonwealth Railway Commissioner was appointed in September 1917, to be in charge of all railway properties and funds. In 1975 an Australian National Railway Commission was established, which resulted in the abolishment of the Commonwealth Railway Commissioner.

Timeline

1917 - 1975 Commonwealth Railway Commissioner
       1975 - 1997 Australian National Railways Commission
              Great Southern Railway
              Australian Southern Railroad

Published resources

Resources

Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475916. Details

Resource Sections

'Primary description of agency CA 265; Commonwealth Railways Commissioner. Registration of entity: 25 May 1976', in RecordSearch, National Archives of Australia, 2000, https://RecordSearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?Number=CA%20265. Details

Ailie Smith

Created: 19 December 2000, Last modified: 20 March 2006

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