P006371 revised AU-VU:EOAS Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation

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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Corporate Body created 2019-05-21 human Elizabeth Daniels updated 2025-06-12 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P006371b.htm Queensland Archives ID: A258 corporateBody Queensland Mines Department (II) Colony and State of Queensland AACR2 1890 1989 Regulatory Body Mineralogy or Mining The Mines Department (II) became an independent department from the Mines and Works Department in 1890. The Mines Department was responsible for Queensland's energy (gas and coal) and minerals industry for over a century. It employed and engaged with miners, geologists, seismologists and a range of earth and energy scientists. Queensland Mines and Works Department, Colony of Queensland (1887 - 1890)

In 1890 the Mines and Works Department was split to create the Mines Department (II) and the Public Works Department (II).

 Jack, Robert Logan (1845 - 1921)

Geologist 1890 - 1899

 Ball, Lionel Clive (1877 - 1955)

Chief Geologist, Geological Survey of Queensland 1931-1946

 Rands, William Henry (1861 - 1914)

Government Geologist, Geological Survey of Queensland 1899 - 1901

 Dunstan, Benjamin (1864 - 1933)

Government Geologist, Geological Survey of Queensland 1908 - 1915; Chief Government Geologist 1915 - 1931

 Richards, Henry Caselli (1884 - 1947)

Member, Oil Advisory Board 1927

 Jensen, Harald Ingemann (1879 - 1966)

Government Geologist (acting) 1917 - 1922

 Queensland Department of Resource Industries, State of Queensland (1989 - 1992)

In 1989 the Queensland Mines Department (II) became the Queensland Department of Resource Industries.

 State of Queensland (1901 - ) Colony of Queensland (1859 - 1901) 'Queensland Mines Department (II)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Queensland Mines Department (II) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource Section: Mines Department (II) Mines Department (II) Queensland Government 2016 Agency Details, Queensland Archives