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.

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

Colony of South Australia (1834 - 1901)

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

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