Surveyor General of Queensland is a position originally created for the colony of Queensland, now a state of Australia. The position was the most senior surveyor within the Queensland Public Service.
List of Surveyors General of Queensland
Surveyor General Period in office Notes Sir Augustus Charles Gregory 1859–1875 William Alcock Tully 1875–1889 (acting 12 March 1875 – 8 July 1880) William Montgomery Davenport Davidson 1889–1891 Archibald McDowall 1891–1902 Allan Alfred Spowers 1902–1926 Chief Surveyor until 1907, son-in-law of Davidson above.1902 to 1907 the office was downgraded to Chief Surveyor (subordinate to Dept of Lands) Frank Beresford Campbell-Ford 1926–1929 acting John Percival Harvey 1929–1959 Eric Douglas Mellor 1958–1961 acting Torleif Hein 1961–1964 b. Norway 1898, to Australia 1899 William Barcham 1965 – 1966 Alec Barr Yeates 1966–1975 John Macquarie "Mac" Serisier 1 July 1975 – 1982 also Director of Mapping & Surveying before 1980 Kevin John Davies 1982–1990 Neil Graham Divett 1990–1993 The position was abolished in 1993
See also Surveyor General of New South Wales Surveyor General of South Australia Surveyor General of Tasmania Surveyor General of the Northern Territory Surveyor General of Victoria Surveyor General of Western Australia
References
Lists of British, Australian and New Zealand Surveyors-General, Government Geologists... Australian Dictionary of Biography Surveyor-General search
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