Surveyor General of Queensland

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Surveyor General of Queensland is a position originally created for the colony of Queensland, now a state of Australia. The position was the most senior surveyor within the Queensland Public Service.

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List of Surveyors General of Queensland

Surveyor GeneralPeriod in officeNotes
StateLibQld 1 115016 Sir Augustus Charles Gregory, Surveyor General of Queensland.jpg Sir Augustus Charles Gregory 1859–1875 [1]
Surveyor William Alcock Tully, 1863.png William Alcock Tully 1875–1889 [1] (acting 12 March 1875 – 8 July 1880) [2]
William Montgomery Davenport Davidson, Surveyor-General of Queensland.jpg William Montgomery Davenport Davidson 1889–1891 [1]
Archibald McDowall, Surveyor General of Queensland.jpg Archibald McDowall 1891–1902 [1]
Allan Alfred Spowers, Surveyor General of Queensland.jpg Allan Alfred Spowers1902–1926 [1] 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 Campbell-Ford, Surveyor General of Queensland.jpg Frank Beresford Campbell-Ford1926–1929 [1] acting
John Percival Harvey, Surveyor General of Queensland.jpg John Percival Harvey1929–1959 [1]
Eric Douglas Mellor, Surveyor General of Queensland.jpg Eric Douglas Mellor1958–1961 [1] acting
Torleif Hein, Surveyor General of Queensland.jpg Torleif Hein1961–1964 [1] b. Norway 1898, to Australia 1899
William Barcham, Surveyor General of Queensland.jpg William Barcham1965 – 1966 [1]
Alec Barr Yeates, Surveyor General of Queensland.jpg Alec Barr Yeates [3] 1966–1975 [1]
John Macquarie Serisier, Surveyor General of Queensland.jpg John Macquarie "Mac" Serisier1 July 1975 – 1982 [1] [4] also Director of Mapping & Surveying before 1980
Kevin John Davies, Surveyor General of Queensland.jpg Kevin John Davies1982–1990 [1]
Neil Graham Divett, Surveyor General of Queensland.jpg Neil Graham Divett1990–1993 [1] The position was abolished in 1993

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Queensland Surveyors General". Museum of Lands, Mapping and Surveying . Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 7 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  2. ↑ Duffy, L. J. (1976). "Tully, William Alcock (1830–1905)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN   978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN   1833-7538. OCLC   70677943 . Retrieved 19 June 2012.
  3. ↑ "ROYAL AUSTRALIAN SURVEY CORPS ASSOCIATION Queensland Branch BULLETIN April 2000" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
  4. ↑ "About Mac Serisier". Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2012.

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