Western Australian Department of Aborigines and Fisheries (1909 - 1920)

Summary

In 1909 the Fisheries Department [1] (1893 - 1909) a sub-department of the Department of Lands and Surveys (1890 - 1986) was merged with the Aborigines Department [1] (1898 -1908). The two departments were separated out again in 1920.

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
                         1909 - 1920 Western Australian Department of Aborigines and Fisheries
                               1920 - 1964 Western Australian Fisheries Department [2]
                                     1964 - 1974 Western Australian Department of Fisheries and Fauna
                                           1974 - 1985 Western Australian Department of Fisheries and Wildlife
                                                 1986 - 1997 Western Australian Fisheries Department [3]
                                                       1997 - 2001 Fisheries Western Australia
                                                             2001 - 2017 Western Australian Department of Fisheries
                                                                   2017 - Western Australian Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development

Published resources

Resource Sections

• 'Department of Aborigines and Fisheries', in Agency Details, State Records Office of Western Australia, Western Australian Government, https://archive.sro.wa.gov.au/index.php/department-of-aborigines-and-fisheries-au-wa-a66. Details