Identity area
Reference code
AU WA S4728
Title
SPECIFICATIONS - SHIPS
Date(s)
- 1915-07-05 - 1950-12-31 (Accumulation)
- 1912-05-04 - (Creation)
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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 A770 - STATE STEAMSHIPS SERVICE
(1912-05-04 - 1918-12-31)
Administrative history
The State Steamships Service was established in May 1912, largely in response to a request for an improved shipping service to north west ports. The name was changed to that of State Shipping Service in 1919. The State Steamships Service was controlled by the Fremantle Harbour Trust from 1913 to 1918.
Repository
Archival history
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Specifications of new ships prepared for the Western Australian Government's State Steamships Service and State Shipping Service.
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Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open
Conditions governing access (legacy)
Open access