Corporate Body
Main Roads Board (1926 - 1930)
State of Western Australia
- From
- 1 January 1926
Western Australia, Australia - To
- 1 January 1930
Western Australia, Australia - Functions
- Road Transport
- Reference No
- State Records Office of WA Agency ID: AU WA A349
Summary
The Main Roads Board, was empowered to provide and set out main roads, and was constituted by the Main Roads Act 1925 (WA). It consisted of three members appointed by the Governor: two members were to be qualified engineers, and the third a skilled administrator. The Board was abolished by the Main Roads Act 1930 (WA) and superseded by the Main Roads Department.
Published resources
Books
- Edmonds, Leigh, The vital link : a history of Main Roads Western Australia 1926-1996 (Nedlands, WA: University of Western Australia Press, 1997), 516 pp. Details
Ken McInnes
Created: 17 July 2025