Identity area
Reference code
AU WA S2742
Title
ENGINEERING PLANS - VESSELS
Date(s)
- 1919-01-01 - 1979-01-01 (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Medium
Format
Graphic material
Status
Context area
Name of creator
AU WA A771 - STATE SHIPPING SERVICE
(1919-01-01 - 1979-01-01)
Administrative history
The State Shipping Service was established following a change in name from the State Steamships Service in 1919. With the passing of the WA Coastal Shipping Commission Act in 1965, a Commission consisting of three persons was established to control intra-state and overseas shipping.
The Coastal Shipping Commission continued to trade as the State Shipping Service until 1979 when the annual report of the Commission refers to the Commission "trading as Stateships" for the first time.
Name of creator
AU WA A772 - STATESHIPS
(1979-01-01 -)
Administrative history
Stateships, the trading name of the WA Coastal Shipping Commission, was established following a change of name from the State Shipping Service in late 1979.
Repository
Archival history
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Engineering plans of State Shipping Service and StateShips vessels.
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open
Conditions governing access (legacy)
Open