Surveyor General of Queensland

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.

List of Surveyors General of Queensland

Surveyor General Period in office Notes
Sir Augustus Charles Gregory 1859–1875[1]
William Alcock Tully 1875–1889[1] (acting 12 March 1875 – 8 July 1880)[2]
William Montgomery Davenport Davidson 1889–1891[1]
Archibald McDowall 1891–1902[1]
Allan Alfred Spowers 1902–1926[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 1926–1929[1] acting
John Percival Harvey 1929–1959[1]
Eric Douglas Mellor 1958–1961[1] acting
Torleif Hein 1961–1964[1] b. Norway 1898, to Australia 1899
William Barcham 1965 – 1966[1]
Alec Barr Yeates[3] 1966–1975[1]
John Macquarie "Mac" Serisier 1 July 1975 – 1982[1][4] also Director of Mapping & Surveying before 1980
Kevin John Davies 1982–1990[1]
Neil Graham Divett 1990–1993[1] The position was abolished in 1993

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "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. Canberra: 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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