Corporate Body
South Australian Harbor Department (1843 - 1860)
Colony of South Australia
- From
- 1843
- To
- 1860
- Functions
- Maritime Industry and Regulatory Body
- Alternative Names
- Habour Department (Former name, 1843 - 1845)
- Reference No
- State Records South Australia Agency ID: GRG51
Summary
The Harbour Department was established in 1843 replacing the Department of the Harbour Master (1838 - 1843). Through out the period of its existence (1843 - 1860) the Harbour Department shared its responsibilities for shipping and nautical science with two other entities. Trinity House of Port Adelaide (1852 - 1860) and Port Adelaide Harbor Trust (1854 - 1860). According to the State Records of South Australia the Trinity House of Port Adelaide paid for "pilots, steam tug, lighthouse, lightship, powder magazine" services. It appears the Port Adelaide Harbor Trust (1854 - 1860) was mostly focused on financing deepening operations of the port. In 1860 the Harbour Department (1834 - 1860), Trinity House of Port Adelaide (1852 - 1860) and Port Adelaide Harbor Trust (1854 -1860) became a single entity The Marine Board (1860 - 1925).
Details
The Trinity House of Port Adelaide was modelled explicitly on the English institution Trinity House incorporated in 1514 by Henry VIII to regulate and develop shipping, navigation and pilotage.
Related entries
Timeline
1838 - 1843 South Australian Department of The Harbour Master
1843 - 1860 South Australian Harbor Department
1860 - 1925 South Australian Marine Board
1913 - 1966 South Australian Harbors Board
1967 - 1995 South Australian Department of Marine and Harbors
1995 - 2001 South Australian Ports Corporation (Ports Corp)
Superior
Published resources
Resources
- Governor and Legislative Council of South Australia, An Act to incorporate the Trinity House of Port Adelaide, South Australia, Act 1851 No.5, Legislation, Australiasian Legal Information Institute (AUSTLII), 1851. http://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/sa/num_act/tha5o15v1851269/. Details
Resource Sections
- 'GRG51 Department of Marine and Harbors and predecesssors', in Agency Details, State Records of South Australia, State Records of South Australia. Details
- 'History of the Corporation', in Trinity House, The Corporation of Trinity House, 2016. https://www.trinityhouse.co.uk/about-us/history-of-trinity-house/th500. Details
Elizabeth Daniels
Created: 3 September 2019