Western Australian Department of Lands and Surveys (1890 - 1986)

Summary

The Western Australian Department of Lands and Surveys was a Western Australian (colonial then state) government department for almost a century. Over its 96-year existence the Department of Lands and Surveys has been responsible for mining, forestry, fisheries, immigration, mapping and surveying, roads and more. Established in 1890 as a successor to the Survey Office (1829 - 1890) its functions were slowly dispersed amongst more targeted departments until a major re-organisation in 1986 saw it renamed the Department of Land Administration (1986 - 2003).

Related entries

Timeline

 1829 - 1870 Western Australian Survey Office
       1870 - 1873 Western Australian Surveyor-General's Department
             1829 - 1870 Western Australian Survey Office
             1873 - 1890 Western Australian Crown Lands and Surveys Department
                   1890 - 1986 Western Australian Department of Lands and Surveys
                         1894 - 1992 Western Australian Department of Mines
                         1909 - 1920 Western Australian Department of Aborigines and Fisheries
                               1920 - 1964 Western Australian Fisheries Department [2]
                               1992 - 2001 Western Australian Department of Minerals and Energy
                                     1964 - 1974 Western Australian Department of Fisheries and Fauna
                                     2001 - 2003 Western Australian Department of Minerals and Petroleum Resources
                                           1974 - 1985 Western Australian Department of Fisheries and Wildlife
                                           2003 - 2009 Western Australian Department of Industry and Resources
                                                 1986 - 1997 Western Australian Fisheries Department [3]
                                                 2009 - 2017 Western Australian Department of Commerce
                                                 2009 - 2017 Western Australian Department of Mines and Petroleum
                                                       1997 - 2001 Fisheries Western Australia
                                                       2017 - Western Australian Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety
                                                       2017 - Western Australian Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation
                                                       2017 - Western Australian Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety
                                                             2001 - 2017 Western Australian Department of Fisheries
                                                                   2017 - Western Australian Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development

Published resources

Resource Sections

• 'Department of Lands and Surveys', in Agency Details, State Records Office of Western Australia, Western Australian Government, https://archive.sro.wa.gov.au/index.php/department-of-lands-and-surveys-au-wa-a42. Details
• 'Fisheries Department [1]', in Agency Details, State Records Office of Western Australia, Western Australian Government, https://archive.sro.wa.gov.au/index.php/fisheries-department-1-au-wa-a485. Details