Corporate Body
Sydney Harbour Trust Commissioners (1901 - 1936)
State of New South Wales
- From
- 11 February 1901
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - To
- 1 February 1936
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Functions
- Port Authority
- Alternative Names
- Sydney Harbour Trust (Also known as)
- Reference No
- State Archives and Records Authority New South Wales Agency ID: AGY-517
Summary
Established by the Sydney Harbour Trust Act, 1901 (Act No.1, 1901), the Trust consisted of three commissioners appointed by the Governor, to be generally responsible for the improvement and preservation of the Port of Sydney.
It had power to regulate the movement of vessels and the handling of cargo in the port through a Harbour Master, to carry out dredging operations, remove wrecks, grant licences for the erection of piers, maintain wharf facilities and collect wharfage rates, maintain swimming baths, fire fighting and other safety equipment. All foreshores, lighthouses and tugs within the harbour which belonged to the Government were vested in the Trust, which also had the power to reclaim land for the erection of necessary infrastructure.
In 1936, the Sydney Harbour Trust was dissolved, and the Maritime Services Board was established.
Related entries
Published resources
Book Sections
- Rich, Norman, 'Chapter 7: Harbour works' in Sydney: from settlement to city: an engineering history of Sydney, Don Fraser, ed. (Crows Nest, New South Wales: Engineers Australia, 1989), pp. 151-168. Details
Ken McInnes
Created: 6 September 2023