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.

List of Surveyors General of Queensland

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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

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References

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  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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