Department of the Interior (1939–72)




































Department of the Interior
Department overview
Formed 26 April 1939[1]
Preceding Department

  • Department of the Interior (I)
    Department of Works (I)
Dissolved 19 December 1972
Jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia
Employees 8,411 (in 1969)[2]
Department executives


  • Joseph Carrodus, Secretary (1939‑49)


  • Bill McLaren, Secretary (1949‑63)


  • Richard Kingsland, Secretary (1963‑70)


  • George Warwick Smith, Secretary (1970‑72)

The Department of the Interior was an Australian government department that existed between April 1939 and December 1972. It was the second so-named Australian Government department.




Contents






  • 1 Scope


  • 2 Structure


  • 3 Notes


  • 4 References and further reading





Scope


Information about the department's functions and/or government funding allocation could be found in the Administrative Arrangements Orders, the annual Portfolio Budget Statements and in the Department's annual reports.


The department was diverse and dealt with a broad range of activities.[3] According to the Administrative Arrangements Order (AAO) made on 30 November 1939, the Department dealt with:[1]



  • Aliens - registration of

  • Ashmore and Cartier Islands

  • Assisted Migration

  • Astronomy

  • Australian Capital Territory - administration of

  • Australian War Memorial

  • Conveyance of Members of Parliament and others

  • Co-ordination of Australian Transport Services

  • Elections and franchise

  • Emigration of children and aboriginals

  • Forestry

  • Geodesy

  • Immigration

  • Indentured Coloured labour

  • Lands and Surveys

  • Maintenance and operation of electric light,water and sewerage services in the Australian Capital Territory

  • Meteorology

  • Naturalisation

  • Northern Territory

  • Oil Investigation and prospecting

  • Passports

  • Preparation of design and execution of all Commonwealth Architectural and Engineering Works in the States, Northern Territory and ACT including works for the Commonwealth Bank of Australia

  • Properties transferred, rented or acquired

  • Public Works and Services

  • Prospecting for precious metals (assistance for)

  • Railways

  • River Murray Waters Commission

  • Rivers, roads and bridges

  • Solar observatory



Structure


The Department was a Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for the Interior.[1]



Notes





  1. ^ abc CA 31: Department of the Interior [II], Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 3 December 2013.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ Juddery, Bruce (30 December 1969). "Interior develops in size and shape". The Canberra Times. p. 12.


  3. ^ ArchivesACT 1964, pp. 1,8.




References and further reading


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  • A short history of the Department of the Interior (PDF), ArchivesACT, 1964, archived from the original (PDF) on 11 May 2013










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