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Western Lands Commission (c. 1900 - 1934)

Function: Advisory or Regulatory Body and Conservation or Environment

Location: New South Wales, Australia

Established in 1900 after a decade of floods and rabbit infestation, the Western Lands Commission was responsible for assessing the land resources around New South Wales.

Online Sources

'Western Lands Commission', in Concise Guide to the State Archives, State Records New South Wales, 2001, http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/cguide/sy/wlc.htm. [ 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=A000192. [ Details ]

Structure based on ISAAR(CPF) - click here for an explanation of the fields.

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