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Agency No. 584
Agency Title  WESTERN AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS, TRAMWAYS & FERRIES
Start Date  1 Jul 1946
End Date  22 Apr 1949
Category  Department
Creating Legislation  The Government Railways Act 1904, No 23 of 1904..
Agency Description  In 1946 responsibility for electricity was given to a separate authority. In 1949, the Department was abolished and two new departments were created - the Department of Railways (2) and the Western Australian Government Tramways & Ferries.
 
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
581 WESTERN AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS & TRAMWAYS 1 Jul 1914 ~ 1 Jul 1922   Detail
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
 
Succeeding Agencies 
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 1946 ~ 22 Apr 1949   Detail
 
Record series created by this agency 
23 RECORD OF SERVICE CARDS 1 Jul 1946 ~ 21 Apr 1949   Detail
491 RECORD OF SERVICE REGISTERS - CASUAL EMPLOYMENT 1 Jul 1946 ~ 21 Apr 1949   Detail
967 FILES - GENERAL 1 Jul 1946 ~ 22 Apr 1949   Detail
1200 FILES - LAND RESUMPTION 30 Dec 1899 ~ 22 Apr 1949   Detail
1208 FILES - ADMINISTRATION 30 Jun 1946 ~ 22 Apr 1949   Detail
1213 FILES - GENERAL (CIVIL ENGINEERING BRANCH) 30 Dec 1899 ~ 22 Apr 1949   Detail
1244 FILES - ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT 30 Dec 1899 ~ 22 Apr 1949   Detail
1247 FILES - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 30 Dec 1899 ~ 31 Dec 1949   Detail
1253 FILES - CIVIL ENGINEERING (LAND RESUMPTION) 30 Dec 1899 ~ 22 Apr 1949   Detail
1257 FILES - CIVIL ENGINEERING (SIGNALLING & COMMUNICATIONS) 30 Dec 1899 ~ 22 Apr 1949   Detail
1258 FILES - CIVIL ENGINEERING 30 Dec 1899 ~ 22 Apr 1949   Detail
1399 PERSONAL FILES 1 Jul 1946 ~ 22 Apr 1949   Detail
1402 STOCK FILES 1 Jul 1946 ~ 22 Apr 1949   Detail
1403 FILES - ADMINISTRATION (MIDLAND WORKSHOPS) 1 Jan 1946 ~ 22 Apr 1949   Detail
1498 GANGERS NOTEBOOKS 1 Jul 1946 ~ 22 Apr 1949   Detail
 

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