Corporate Body

Queensland Irrigation and Water Supply Sub-Department (1932 - 1947)

State of Queensland

From
15 February 1932
Queensland, Australia
To
1 August 1947
Queensland, Australia
Reference No
Queensland Archives Agency ID: A8790

Summary

The Irrigation and Water Supply Sub-Department, under the Lands Department, was created on 15 February 1932, with the Lands Administration Board constituted as the Commissioner of Irrigation and Water Supply. In 1942, during WWII, town supply and sewerage work was transferred to the Department of Local Government, leaving the Department to concentrate on its other operations.

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 1932 - 1947 Queensland Irrigation and Water Supply Sub-Department
       1947 - 1979 Queensland Irrigation and Water Supply Commission II

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