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Agency No. 581
Agency Title  WESTERN AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS & TRAMWAYS
Start Date  1 Jul 1914
End Date  1 Jul 1922
Category  Department
Creating Legislation  The Government Railways Act 1904, No 23 of 1904.
Agency Description  In 1914 it was decided to add the function of tramways to the WAGR and the agency title was changed accordingly.

A name change occurred again in 1922 to reflect responsibility for the additional function of electricity supply.
 
Preceding Agencies 
33 WESTERN AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS [1] 1 Oct 1890 ~ 1 Jul 1914   Detail
580 DEPARTMENT OF WORKS & RAILWAYS 31 Dec 1879 ~ 1 Oct 1890   Detail
 
Succeeding Agencies 
582 WESTERN AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS, TRAMWAYS & ELECTRICITY SUPPLY 1 Jul 1922 ~ 1 Jul 1930   Detail
583 WESTERN AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS, TRAMWAYS, FERRIES & ELECTRICITY SUPPLY 1 Jul 1930 ~ 1 Jul 1946   Detail
584 WESTERN AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS, TRAMWAYS & FERRIES 1 Jul 1946 ~ 22 Apr 1949   Detail
585 WESTERN AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS [2] 22 Apr 1949 ~ 17 Dec 2000   Detail
586 WESTERN AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT TRAMWAYS & FERRIES 22 Apr 1949 ~ 15 Jan 1958   Detail
587 DEPARTMENT OF WORKS & BUILDINGS 1 Oct 1890 ~ 31 Dec 1900   Detail
1001 METROPOLITAN (PERTH) PASSENGER TRANSPORT TRUST 15 Jan 1958 ~ 31 Aug 1986   Detail
1192 PUBLIC TRANSPORT AUTHORITY 1 Jul 2003 ~   Detail
1194 WESTERN AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS COMMISSION 17 Dec 2000 ~ 1 Jul 2003   Detail
 
Superior Agencies 
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Subordinate Agencies 
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Functions exercised by this agency 
11 INFRASTRUCTURE AND COMMUNICATIONS 1 Jul 1914 ~ 1 Jul 1922   Detail
 
Record series created by this agency 
23 RECORD OF SERVICE CARDS 1 Jul 1914 ~ 30 Jun 1922   Detail
491 RECORD OF SERVICE REGISTERS - CASUAL EMPLOYMENT 1 Jan 1919 ~ 30 Jun 1922   Detail
1200 FILES - LAND RESUMPTION 30 Dec 1899 ~ 30 Jun 1922   Detail
1208 FILES - ADMINISTRATION 1 Jul 1914 ~ 30 Jun 1922   Detail
1213 FILES - GENERAL (CIVIL ENGINEERING BRANCH) 30 Dec 1899 ~   Detail
1247 FILES - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 30 Dec 1899 ~ 31 Dec 1922   Detail
1253 FILES - CIVIL ENGINEERING (LAND RESUMPTION) 30 Dec 1899 ~ 30 Jun 1922   Detail
1257 FILES - CIVIL ENGINEERING (SIGNALLING & COMMUNICATIONS) 30 Dec 1899 ~ 30 Jun 1922   Detail
1399 PERSONAL FILES 1 Jan 1916 ~ 1 Jul 1922   Detail
1402 STOCK FILES 1 Jan 1920 ~ 30 Jun 1922   Detail
1403 FILES - ADMINISTRATION (MIDLAND WORKSHOPS) 1 Jan 1914 ~ 31 Dec 1922   Detail
1762 RECORD OF SERVICE CARDS (MIDLAND WORKSHOPS) 1 Jul 1914 ~ 1 Jul 1922   Detail
1893 SUBJECT INDEXES 1 Jan 1914 ~ 31 Dec 1922   Detail
1907 COST ESTIMATES - RAILWAYS 1 Jan 1914 ~ 31 Dec 1922   Detail
1908 MISCELLANEOUS CORRESPONDENCE 1 Jan 1914 ~ 31 Dec 1922   Detail
 

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