Corporate Body

Tasmanian Council of Agriculture (1891 - 1909)

Colony and State of Tasmania

From: 1891
To: 1909
Functions: Agriculture and Regulatory Body
Reference No: Tasmanian Archives Agency ID: TA977

Summary

The Council of Agriculture (1891 - 1909) was responsible for the provision of agricultural and horticultural training, promotion and regulation in Lutruwita (Tasmania) from 1891 until 1909. In 1897 the Department of Agriculture Act (61 Vic No.7) was passed which repealed the act establishing the Council of Agriculture (1891 - 1909). The Council of Agriculture (1891 - 1909) was subsumed within the Department of Agriculture [I] from 1898 onwards.

Superior

Published resources

Newspaper Articles

'Council of Agriculture', The North Western Advocate and the Emu Bay Times (1909), 2, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article64867637. Details
'Council of Agriculture', Daily Post (1909), 4, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article193231957. Details

Resources

The Council of Agriculture Act, 55 Vic, No. 43, Australasian Legal Information Institute (AUSTLII), 1891. https://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdb/au/legis/tas/num_act/tcoaa55vn43322/. Details

Resource Sections

'TA977 Council of Agriculture', in Agency Details, Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Government. https://stors.tas.gov.au/AI/TA977. Details

Elizabeth Daniels

Created: 17 December 2019

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