Corporate Body

State Rivers and Water Supply Commission (SRWSC) (1905 - 1984)

State of Victoria

From
1905
Victoria, Australia
To
1984
Functions
Advisory or Regulatory Body, Conservation or Environment and Resources
Reference No
VA 723
Legal Status
Public Record Office Victoria, Registered Agency

Summary

The State Rivers and Water Supply Commission, Victoria was established by the Water Act 1905, vesting overall responsibility for conservation and distribution of Victoria's rural water supplies for irrigation, industrial and urban purposes under one independent authority. As a result, it took over responsibility for all of the existing Victorian rural water trusts and irrigation schemes. The Commission survived for almost eighty years, being replaced by the Rural Water Commission in 1984.

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 1905 - 1984 State Rivers and Water Supply Commission (SRWSC)
       1984 - 1992 Rural Water Commission

Related People

Published resources

Book Sections

  • Public Record Office of Victoria, '3.23.2 State Rivers and Water Supply Commission 1905-1984 [VA 723], Rural Water Commission 1984+ [VA 2338]' in List of Holdings 1985: Public Record Office (1985). Details

Journal Articles

  • 'The Mornington Peninsula Water Supply, Victoria', Commonwealth Engineer, 20 (3) (1932), 71-72. Details
  • Dethridge, J. S., 'Irrigation works and practice in Victoria', Commonwealth Engineer, 9 (1) (1921), 20-21. Details

Resources

Resource Sections

See also

Ailie Smith; Ken McInnes

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