Surveyor General of Queensland
Surveyor General of Queensland is a position originally created for the colony of Queensland, now a state of Australia.
List of Surveyor Generals of Queensland
| Surveyor General | Period in office | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Sir Augustus Charles Gregory | 1859 – 1875 | |
| William Alcock Tully | 1875 – 1889 | (acting 12 March 1875 – 8 July 1880)[1] |
| William Montgomery Davenport Davidson | 1889 – 1891 | |
| Archibald McDowall | 1891 – 1902 | |
| Allan Alfred Spowers | 1902 – 1926 | Chief Surveyor until 1907, son-in-law of Davidson above. 1902 to 1907 the office was downgraded to Chief Surveyor (subordinate to Dept of Lands) |
| Frank Beresford C. Ford | 1926 – 1929 | acting |
| J.P. Harvey | 1929 – 1959 | |
| E.D. Mellor | 1958 – 1961 | acting |
| Torleif Hein | 1961 – 1964 | b. Norway 1898, to Australia 1899 |
| William Barcham | 1964 – 1966 | |
| Alec Barr Yeates[2] | 1966 – 1975 | |
| John Macquarrie "Mac" Serisier | 1 July 1975 – 1982[3] | also Director of Mapping & Surveying before 1980 |
| Kevin John Davies | 1983 – 1988/9 | |
| Neil Graham Divett | 199? | for few months only until position abolished under Labor |
See also
- Surveyor General of New South Wales
- Surveyor General of South Australia
- Surveyor General of Tasmania
- Surveyor General of the Northern Territory
- Surveyor General of Victoria
- Surveyor General of Western Australia
References
- ↑ Duffy, L. J. (1976). "Tully, William Alcock (1830–1905)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: Australian National University. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
- ↑ "ROYAL AUSTRALIAN SURVEY CORPS ASSOCIATION Queensland Branch BULLETIN April 2000" (PDF). Retrieved 19 June 2012.
- ↑ "About Mac Serisier". Retrieved 19 June 2012.
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