Corporate Body
Western Australian Surveyor-General's Department (1870 - 1873)
Colony of Western Australia
- From
- 1870
- To
- 1873
- Functions
- Regulatory Body and Surveying or Mapping
- Reference No
- State Records Office of WA Agency ID: AU WA A59
Summary
The Surveyor-General's Department was responsible for geographical surveying, exploration and some elements of land purchase and ownership. Operating between 1870 and 1873 this department was succeeded by the Western Australian Crown Lands and Surveys Department (1873 - 1890).
Related entries
Timeline
1829 - 1870 Western Australian Survey Office
1870 - 1873 Western Australian Surveyor-General's Department
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
Superior
Published resources
Resource Sections
- 'Surveyor-General's Department', in Agency Details, State Records Office of Western Australia, Western Australian Government, https://archive.sro.wa.gov.au/index.php/surveyor-generals-department-au-wa-a59. Details
Elizabeth Daniels
Created: 13 August 2019, Last modified: 2 March 2023