Corporate Body

Western Australian Department of Mines (1894 - 1992)

Colony and State of Western Australia

From: 1894
To: 1992
Functions: Engineering Industry, Mineralogy or Mining, Petrochemical Industry and Regulatory Body
Reference No: State Records Office of WA Agency ID: AU WA A16

Summary

The Western Australian Department of Mines was established in 1894 and took over responsibility for mining and geology in Western Australia from the Department of Lands and Surveys (1890 - 1986). It oversaw the School of Mines at Kalgoorlie (1902 - 1969) and the Geological Survey Branch. Operating until 1992 when it was replaced by the Department of Minerals and Energy (1992 - 2001) by which time it was active in Western Australia's petroleum industry and ran the Western Australian Government Chemical Laboratories.

Timeline

Subordinate

Western Australian Government Chemical Laboratories, Department of Mines, State of Western Australia (1922 - 1988)

Superior

Published resources

Resource Sections

'Department of Mines', in Agency Details, State Records Office of Western Australia, Western Australian Government, https://archive.sro.wa.gov.au/index.php/department-of-mines-au-wa-a16. Details

Elizabeth Daniels

Created: 9 July 2019

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