A001435 revised AU-VU:EOAS Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation

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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Corporate Body created 2001-09-07 human Ailie Smith updated 2025-11-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/A001435b.htm State Records of South Australia ID: GA264 corporateBody South Australian Woods and Forests Department Colony and State of South Australia AACR2 Woods and Forests Department 1883 1992 Start Place South Australia, Australia Forest or Timber Industries Advisory or Regulatory Body The Woods and Forests Department replaced the Forests Board (1875 - 1882) in 1883 and was probably the first forestry department formed in the British Commonwealth. The primary functions of this department appear to be the commercialisation of soft wood and other forestry products, setting up what is believed to be the first commercial pine plantation in 1902. The Woods and Forests Department also supported research and development in fire fighting and worked with the Commonwealth Forestry Bureau (1927 - 1946) at the Mount Burr research station. Given its commercial focus in 1993 the Woods and Forests Department was amalgamated with the South Australian Timber Corporation forming a government owned company Forwood Products Pty Ltd. In 2001 Forwood Products became a corporation named the South Australian Forestry Corporation trading name Forestry SA. South Australian Forest Board, Colony of South Australia (1875 - 1882) Brown, John Ednie (1848 - 1899)

Conservator 1883 - 1890

 Gill, Walter (1851 - 1929)

Conservator of Forests 1890 - 1923

 Perrin, George Samuel (1849 - 1900)

Forester (later Chief Forester) 1880 - 1886

 Leech, Jeremy Wilfred (Jerry) (1940 - 2023)

Forestry Systems Officer 1979 - 1993; Principal Scientist, Forestry Systems 1993 - 1995

 South Australian Department for Primary Industries, State of South Australia (1992 - 1997) Colony of South Australia (1834 - 1901) State of South Australia (1901 - )

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 'South Australian Woods and Forests Department', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology South Australian Woods and Forests Department Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource Section: GA264 Woods and Forests Department GA264 Woods and Forests Department State Records of South Australia Agency Details, State Records of South Australia Journal Article: Leading the establishment of Australia's first forestry organisation: some lessons for today's leaders in forest management Summerfield, E.; and Keenan, R. Leading the establishment of Australia's first forestry organisation: some lessons for today's leaders in forest management 2017 Australian Forestry 80 2 78-87 Resource: Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Online Melbourne Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2000