Identity area
Reference code
AU WA S5084
Title
MINUTE BOOKS
Date(s)
- 1896-07-16 - 1958-09-09 (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Medium
Format
Volumes
Status
Final
Context area
Name of creator
AU WA A1420 - ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS BOARD
(1972-05-25 - 2002-05-22)
Administrative history
Perth Zoo began operations in 1898 and was governed by the Western Australian Acclimatisation Committee until 1932, when the Western Australian State Gardens Board took responsibility for the Zoo. The Zoological Gardens Board was established under the Zoological Gardens Act 1972 to govern the Zoo. The Zoological Gardens Act 1972 was repealed in 2002, and the Zoological Gardens Board was succeeded by the Zoological Parks Authority.
Repository
Archival history
Volumes 2 and 3 received in 1945, returned to Department on loan and finally volumes 1-7 (6-7 ledgers) deposited in Archives in August 1970.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open