Surveyor General of Tasmania

Surveyor General of Tasmania is a position originally created for the colony of Van Diemens Land (Tasmania from 1855 now a state of Australia).

List of Surveyors General of Tasmania

Surveyor General[1] Period in office Notes
George William Evans 1826 appointed, but did not assume office
Edward Dumaresq 1825–1827 acting
George Frankland 1827–1838
Edward Boyd 1839–1841 acting
Robert Power July 1841 – June 1857[2]
James Sprent 1857 – September 1859 acting
James Erskine Calder September 1859 – 30 June 1870[3] Surveyor General position abolished 30 June 1870[3]
Henry Butler 1870–1872 Ministers for Lands and (Public) Works from July 1870 to 1894
Charles Meredith 1872–1873
William Moore 1873–1876
Charles Meredith 1876
Christopher O’Reilly 1876–1877
William Moore 1877
John Nicholas Brown 1877–1878
Christopher O’Reilly 1878–1882
Nicholas John Brown 1882–1887
Nicholas Edward Braddon 1887–1888
Alfred Edward Pillinger 1888–1892
William Hartnoll 1892–1894
Alfred Edward Pillinger 1894
Edward Albert Counsel 1894–1924 Surveyor General title resumed from 1894
William Nevin Tatlow Hurst 1925–1937 Title: Secretary of Lands; Surveyor General title abolished again, see Land Surveyor's Act 1924. Five other positions in the department also abolished at this time, to economise.
Colin Mackenzie Pitt 1938–1953
Edgar Derwent Blackwood 1953-1955
Frank Miles 1955-1970
Charles Christopher Butler 1970–Jan 1986
Christopher M. Rowe 1988–2002 acting in January 1988, permanent by 1991
Peter Murphy 2002–2013
Michael Giudici 2013–present

See also

References

  1. ^ "Surveyors General of Tasmania Honour Board" (PDF). Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment. 18 September 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  2. ^ Love, A. R. (1967). "Power, Robert (1794–1869)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  3. ^ a b Thwaites, Jack (1966). "Calder, James Erskine (1808–1882)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 20 June 2012.