A001617 revised AU-VU:EOAS Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation

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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Corporate Body created 2001-10-05 human Ailie Smith and Helen Morgan updated 2025-06-24 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/A001617b.htm CA 31 corporateBody Department of the Interior [II], Central Office Commonwealth of Australia AACR2 26 April 1939 19 December 1972 Start Place Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Location Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Agriculture Earth Sciences Forestry Regulation Meteorology Resources Astronomy or Space Science Surveying or Mapping Conservation or Environment Advisory or Regulatory Body Established in April 1939, the Department of the Interior was responsible for functions such as agriculture, citizenship, conservation, defence coordination, earth sciences, electoral matters, forestry regulations, government media, indigenous affairs, land transport, meteorology, migration, passports, resources, sea transport, space science, survey and mapping, war memorials and works. The functions of the Department of the Interior were distributed between nine department, after it was abolished in December 1972. Department of the Interior [I], Central Administration, Commonwealth of Australia (1932 - 1939) Farnsworth, Samuel Thomas (1886 - 1948)

Engineer-in-charge, Captain Cook Graving-dock 1941 - c1942

 Ellis, Graeme Reade Anthony (1921 - 2011)

Scientific Officer 1950 - 1956

 Meteorological Branch/Bureau, Commonwealth of Australia (1907 - 1955) 1939 1955 Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology, Commonwealth of Australia (1955 - ) 1955 1972 Department of Science [I], Central Office, Commonwealth of Australia (1972 - 1975) Commonwealth of Australia (1901 - )

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 'Department of the Interior [II], Central Office', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Department of the Interior [II], Central Office Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource Section: Primary description of agency CA 31; Department of the Interior [II], Central Office, Registration of entity: 30 September 1987 Primary description of agency CA 31; Department of the Interior [II], Central Office, Registration of entity: 30 September 1987 National Archives of Australia 2000 RecordSearch