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Victorian Department of Agriculture (1872 - 1985)

State of Victoria

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Function: Advisory or Regulatory Body and Agricultural Industry

Location: Victoria, Australia

Established in 1872, the Victorian Department of Agriculture was a branch of the Department of Crown Lands and Survey. The Department was mainly concerned with the control of stock disease. It gained its independence as a Department in 1890. In 1985 the Department changed its name to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.

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Reference/Legal Number(s): VA 618
Status: Australian Wool Realization Commission

Previous and Subsequent Entities

1872 - 1985 Victorian Department of Agriculture
       1985 - 1991 Victorian Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs
             1991 - 1995 Victorian Department of Agriculture [II]
                   1995 - 1996 Victorian Department of Agriculture, Energy and Minerals
                         1996 - 2002 Victorian Department of Natural Resources and Environment
                               2003 - Victorian Department of Primary Industries

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State of Victoria (1901 - ) [1901 - 1985]

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'VA 618 Department of Agriculture 1872-1985', in Archives@Victoria, Public Record Office Victoria, 2002, http://www.prov.vic.gov.au/archivesvictoria/t1tbmain.asp. [ Details ]

See Also

Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=A000188. [ Details ]

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