Party: Harbour Boards - Bowen. Bowen Habour Board, Herbert Street, Bowen, 4805

Summary

The Board took over from the Department of Harbours and Rivers in 1916. A large collection of records is held, including:

Annual reports of the Bowen Harbour Board, 1916-present, missing 1939-1944, when reports were not issued.

Records of the former Department of Harbours and Rivers, from the 19th century to 1916:

Minutes of meetings.

Ships register, in and out traffic Bowen Harbour.

Various ledgers and journals.

Records of harbour dues.

Import and export statistics.

Dredging records.

Correspondence files, indexed and bound.

Development plans, Bowen harbour.

Vouchers and other miscellaneous papers.

A quantity of harbour charts and plans have been destroyed.

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