Corporate Body

Queensland Bureau of Industry (I) (1933 - 1947)

State of Queensland

From
1933
To
1947
Functions
Public Utilities, Regional Development and Regulatory Body
Reference No
Queensland Archives Agency ID: 2084

Summary

The Queensland Bureau of Industry (I) was established in 1933 by the Bureau of Industry Act of 1932. Originally founded as a response to the Great Depression (c.1929 - c.1939) it played two core roles, it collected and communicated statistics on Queensland's economic state, and it administered and oversaw multiple public works projects which aimed to alleviate unemployment and boost regional development. Its initiatives spanned from water conservation to infrastructure construction. By 1946 most of the public works responsibilities had been transferred to the Co-Ordinator General of Public Works. The Bureau of Industry (I) was officially dissolved in 1947 and replaced with another Bureau of Industry (II) that focused on the statistical functions of its predecessor.

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Archival resources

Queensland State Archives

  • Burdekin River Authority Files, 1930 - 1947, 20828; Queensland State Archives. Details
  • Co-ordinator General's Subject Files, 1930 - 1984, 3160; Queensland State Archives. Details
  • Correspondence Files [Bureau of Industry/Co-ordinator General's Office], 1934 - 1996, 1158; Queensland State Archives. Details
  • Minutes and Correspondence, 1933, 197; Queensland State Archives. Details
  • Montreal - South Shore Bridge Plans, 1928 - 1929, 18109; Queensland State Archives. Details
  • Registers of Resumptions, 1935 - 1994, 19183; Queensland State Archives. Details
  • Reports and Correspondence, 1933, 13774; Queensland State Archives. Details
  • Stanley River Regional Survey Maps, 1935 - 1940, 18112; Queensland State Archives. Details
  • Story Bridge Blueprints, 1934 - 1940, 18110; Queensland State Archives. Details
  • Story Bridge Exhibition Blueprints, 1935, 18115; Queensland State Archives. Details

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