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AU WA S1142
Title
LICENCES - FISHERIES
Date(s)
- 1910-01-01 - (Creation)
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AU WA A485 - FISHERIES DEPARTMENT [1]
(1893-01-01 - 1909-01-01)
Administrative history
The Fisheries Department originated in 1893 when 4 officers were appointed to a Fisheries sub-department, headed by a Commissioner of Fisheries under the control of the Department of the Commissioner for Crown Lands. In 1909 the Aborigines and Fisheries Departments were amalgamated into one department.
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Volume of copies of exclusive licences for the Shark's Bay Pearl Shell Area under the Pearling Act 1912. Shows name of licensee, details of the licence and a diagram showing the location of the licence area. The licences are for cultivating/collecting pearl shell and pearls in the Shark Bay area.
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Range Control Symbol = 1 -