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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Corporate Body created 2026-03-31 human Helen Cohn updated 2026-05-21 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P008015b.htm corporateBody Geological Survey of Tasmania Colony and State of Tasmania AACR2 1859 Start Place Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Geology Surveying or Mapping The Geological Survey Branch focusses on the collection, curation, interpretation and presentation of geoscience data in Tasmania., with the aim of making his data available to other agencies and the public. It can trace its origins to 1859 when Charles Gould was appointed Geological Surveyor: his contract was not renewed in 1869. Gustav Thureau, who had extensive experience in Victoria, was appointed Inspector of Mines (later also Geological Surveyor) in 1882: he retired in 1889. The Geological Survey formally became a branch of the Tasmanian Mines Branch in 1883. With the Appointment of William Twelvetrees in 1899 as Government Geologist and Inspector of Mines, the Geological Survey became an active, well organised Survey. Over the next 20 years Twelvetrees commenced the mapping of mineral districts, and introduced an extensive publications program. Like many government department, the Survey suffered contraction of staff and funding during the 1930s and 1940s. In the post-war period the Survey was revitalised, with a systematic geological mapping programme, resumption of the publication of research, and the commencement of geophysical work in 1963. The survey has been placed administratively under a number of departments, including the Tasmanian Mines Department and the Department of State Growth. Keid, Harold Guy Walker (1895 - )

Chief Geologist 1946 - 1960

 Thomas, David Evan (1902 - 1978)

Government Geologist 1942 - 1944

 Carey, Samuel Warren (Warren) (1911 - 2002)

Government Geologist 1923 - 1934

 Nye, Percival Bartlett (1893 - 1985)

Government Geologist 1923 - 1934

 Leaman, David (1943 - 2018)

Principal Geophysicist 1973 - 1981

 Loftus-Hills, Clive (1885 - 1967)

Government Geologist 1919- 1923

 Twelvetrees, William Harper (1848 - 1919)

Government Geologist 1899 - 1919; Chief Inspector of Mines 1899 - 1914

 Thureau, Gustav Adolph Hugo (1831 - 1901)

Inspector of Mines 1882 - 1889

 Gould, Charles (1834 - 1893)

Geological Surveyor 1859 - 1869

 Tasmanian Mines Branch, Colony of Tasmania (1883 - 1894) Tasmanian Department of State Growth, State of Tasmania (2014 - ) Tasmanian Mines Department, Colony and State of Tasmania (1894 - 1989) 'Geological Survey of Tasmania', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Geological Survey of Tasmania Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Edited Book: History and role of government geological surveys in Australia Johns, R.K. History and role of government geological surveys in Australia Adelaide South Australian Government Printer 1976 Journal Article: A brief history of the Department of Mines - 1882 to 1996 Bacon, C. A. A brief history of the Department of Mines - 1882 to 1996 1996 Tasmanian Geological Survey record 7 1-18 Book: The Blue Tier batholith Groves, D. I., Cocker, J. D. and Jennings, D. J. The Blue Tier batholith Hobart Tasmanian Department of Mines 1977 Book: A century of tin mining at Mount Bischoff, 1871 - 1971 Groves, D. I., Martin, E. L., Murchie, H. and Wellington, H. K. A century of tin mining at Mount Bischoff, 1871 - 1971 Hobart Tasmanian Department of Mines 1972