Surveyor General of Queensland
Surveyor General of Queensland is a position originally created for the colony of Queensland, now a state of Australia. The position was the most senior surveyor within the Queensland Public Service.
List of Surveyor Generals of Queensland
Surveyor General | Period in office | Notes | |
Sir Augustus Charles Gregory | 1859 – 1875 | ||
William Alcock Tully | 1875 – 1889 | ||
William Montgomery Davenport Davidson | 1889 – 1891 | ||
Archibald McDowall | 1891 – 1902 | ||
Allan Alfred Spowers | 1902 – 1926 | Chief Surveyor until 1907, son-in-law of Davidson above. 1902 to 1907 the office was downgraded to Chief Surveyor | |
Frank Beresford Campbell-Ford | 1926 – 1929 | acting | |
John Percival Harvey | 1929 – 1959 | ||
Eric Douglas Mellor | 1958 – 1961 | acting | |
Torleif Hein | 1961 – 1964 | b. Norway 1898, to Australia 1899 | |
William Barcham | 1965 – 1966 | ||
Alec Barr Yeates | 1966 – 1975 | ||
John Macquarie "Mac" Serisier | 1 July 1975 – 1982 | also Director of Mapping & Surveying before 1980 | |
Kevin John Davies | 1982 – 1990 | ||
Neil Graham Divett | 1990-1993 | The position was abolished in 1993 |