Corporate Body

Western Australian Wood and Forests Department (1896 - 1919)

Colony and State of Western Australia

From: 1896
To: 1919
Reference No: State Records Office of WA Agency ID: AU WA A75

Summary

The Woods and Forests Department was established in 1896 and was primarily concerned with the Timber trade in Western Australia. It was replaced in 1919 by the Forests Department (1919 - 1985) which was responsible for tourism, recreation, and research relating to Western Australian's forests in addition to the timber industry.

Superior

Related People

Brown, John Ednie (1848 - 1899)
John Brown was Conservator of the Western Australian Wood and Forest Department (1896 - 1919) from 1896 - 1899.

Date: 1896 - 1899

Published resources

Newspaper Articles

'The Woods and Forests Department: Annual Report', The West Australian (1897), 3, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3187277. Details

Resource Sections

'Wood and Forests Department', in Agency Details, State Records Office of Western Australia, Western Australian Government, https://archive.sro.wa.gov.au/index.php/wood-and-forests-department-au-wa-a75. Details

Elizabeth Daniels

Created: 9 July 2019

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