Corporate Body

Royal Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria (1910 - 1957)

From: 1910
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
To: 1957
Functions: Acclimatisation, Association and Society or Membership Organisation
Reference No: VA 3123
Legal Status: Public Record Office Victoria, Registered Agency
Location: Melbourne, Victoria

Summary

The Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria gained the prefix 'Royal' in 1910. The Royal Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria managed the Melbourne Zoological Gardens until 1937, when the Victorian Government assumed control of the Zoological Gardens and the Zoological Board of Victoria was established. The Society continued to exist until 1957.

Timeline

1857 - 1861 Zoological Society of Victoria
       1861 - 1872 Acclimatisation Society of Victoria
             1872 - 1910 Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria
                   1910 - 1957 Royal Zoological and Acclimatisation Society of Victoria

Subordinate

Melbourne Zoological Gardens (c. 1857 - 1977)

Published resources

Resources

Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476992. Details

Resource Sections

'VA 3123 Royal Zoological and Acclimatisation Society', in Public Record Office Victoria online catalogue, Public Record Office Victoria, 2002, https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/VA3123. Details

Ailie Smith

Created: 12 December 2002, Last modified: 1 October 2024

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