Department of Supply and Shipping

Department of Supply and Shipping
Department overview
Formed 17 October 1942[1]
Preceding Department
Dissolved 6 April 1948[1]
Superseding agency
Jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia
Ministers responsible
  • Jack Beasley, Minister for Supply and Shipping (1942‑45)
  • Bill Ashley, Minister for Supply and Shipping (1945‑48)
Department executives

The Department of Supply and Shipping was an Australian government department that existed between October 1942 and April 1948.

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 functions of the Department (in 1946) were:[1]

Structure

The Department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Supply and Shipping, initially Jack Beasley (until February 1945) and subsequently Bill Ashley.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 CA 47: Department of Supply and Shipping, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 2 December 2013
  2. Poulos, Judy (2002), "Smith, Arthur Sydney Victor (1893–1971)", Australian Dictionary of Biography (Australian National University), archived from the original on 7 May 2014
  3. Carnell, Ian (1993), "Chippindall, Sir Giles Tatlock (1893–1969)", Australian Dictionary of Biography (Australian National University), archived from the original on 7 May 2014
  4. Boxall, Helen (2000), "O'Connor, Francis Alexander (1894–1972)", Australian Dictionary of Biography (Australian National University), archived from the original on 7 May 2014
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