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 Surveyors General of Queensland

Surveyor GeneralPeriod in officeNotes
Sir Augustus Charles Gregory1859–1875
William Alcock Tully1875–1889
William Montgomery Davenport Davidson1889–1891
Archibald McDowall1891–1902
Allan Alfred Spowers1902–1926Chief Surveyor until 1907, son-in-law of Davidson above.
1902 to 1907 the office was downgraded to Chief Surveyor
Frank Beresford Campbell-Ford1926–1929acting
John Percival Harvey1929–1959
Eric Douglas Mellor1958–1961acting
Torleif Hein1961–1964b. Norway 1898, to Australia 1899
William Barcham1965 – 1966
Alec Barr Yeates1966–1975
John Macquarie "Mac" Serisier1 July 1975 – 1982also Director of Mapping & Surveying before 1980
Kevin John Davies1982–1990
Neil Graham Divett1990–1993The position was abolished in 1993