| 词条 | Department of Works and Railways |
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|agency_name = Department of Works and Railways |logo = |logo_width = 200 px |logo_caption = |formed = 14 November 1916[1] |preceding1 = Department of Home Affairs |dissolved = 12 April 1932[1] |superseding = Department of the Interior |type = Department |jurisdiction = Commonwealth of Australia |employees = |budget = |minister1_name = |minister1_pfo = |minister2_name = |minister2_pfo = | chief1_name = David Miller | chief1_position = Secretary (1916‑17) | chief2_name = Walter Bingle | chief2_position = Secretary (1917‑26) | chief3_name = Henry Walters | chief3_position = Secretary (1926‑29) | chief4_name = Percival Gourgaud | chief4_position = Secretary (1929‑32) | headquarters = Melbourne }} The Department of Works and Railways was an Australian government department that existed between November 1916 and April 1932. At its abolition, its functions were absorbed into the Department of the Interior.[2] ScopeInformation about the department's functions and/or government funding allocation could be found in the Administrative Arrangements Orders, the annual Portfolio Budget Statements and in the Department's annual reports. At its creation, the Department was responsible for the following:[1]
The Department was responsible for preparing the plans to build Old Parliament House.[3] It also prepared building plans for retail trading blocks in Manuka, Australian Capital Territory.[4] StructureThe Department was a Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Works and Railways.[1] In order of appointment, the Department's Ministers were: Patrick Lynch, William Watt, Richard Foster, Percy Stewart, William Hill, William Gibson, Joseph Lyons, Albert Green and Charles Marr.[1] References1. ^1 2 3 4 {{citation|title=CA 14: Department of Works and Railways, (Central Office)|url=http://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/SearchOld.asp?Number=CA+14|publisher=National Archives of Australia|accessdate=2 December 2013}} {{Australia-gov-stub}}2. ^{{citation|url=http://nla.gov.au/anbd.aut-an35152028|title=Australia. Department of Works and Railways|publisher=National Library of Australia}} 3. ^{{citation|title=Building the provisional Parliament House – Fact sheet 109|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012143724/http://naa.gov.au/collection/fact-sheets/fs109.aspx|archivedate=12 October 2013|url=http://naa.gov.au/collection/fact-sheets/fs109.aspx|publisher=National Archives of Australia|author=National Archives of Australia}} 4. ^{{citation|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-gmod8|title=Building plans for retail trading, Manuka centre, Canberra |date=1924}} 4 : Ministries established in 1916|Defunct government departments of Australia|1916 establishments in Australia|1932 disestablishments in Australia |
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