Department of Markets and Transport


The Department of Markets and Transport was an Australian government department that existed between December 1928 and April 1930.

History

When the Department was abolished, it was split into the Department of Markets and the Department of Transport, and its functions divided between the two entities.

Scope

Information 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:
The Department was a Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Markets and Transport, Thomas Paterson until October 1929 and then Parker Moloney.