Surveyor General of South Australia
The Surveyor General of South Australia is a position originally created for the colony of South Australia.
List of Surveyor Generals of South Australia
| Surveyor General | Period in office | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Col. William Light | 1836 – July 1838 | Chose the site of Adelaide |
| George Ormsby | July 1838 – March 1839 | Acting, after Light's resignation |
| Capt. Charles Sturt | March – October 1839 | Famous as an explorer |
| Edward Charles Frome | October 1839 – February 1849 | British Army officer, retired as a general |
| Sir Arthur Henry Freeling | 1849 – 1861 | Gave his name to Freeling, South Australia |
| George Woodroffe Goyder | 1861 – 1894 | Mapped Goyder's Line |
| William Strawbridge | 1894 – 1911 | |
| Edwin Mitchell Smith | 1911 – 1917 | |
| Norman William Pethick | 1917 – 1921 | |
| Theodore Ernest Day | 1921 – 1930 | |
| James Henry McNamara | 1930 – 1937 | |
| Clive Melville Hambidge | 1937 – 1950 | |
| Arthur Dickerson Smith | 1950 – 1951 | |
| Harold Leslie Fisk | 1951 – 1959 | |
| Alexander Hubert Hawdon Davison | 1959 – 1961 | |
| Harry Alexander Bailey | 1961 – 1969 | |
| George Harry Campbell Kennedy | 1969 – 1978 | (sometimes written Campbell–Kennedy) |
| Bryan Howard Bridges | 1978 – 1987 | |
| John Reginald Porter | 1987 – 1992 | |
| Christopher William Lunnay | 1992 – 1993 | acting |
| Peter Maclaren Kentish | 1993 – 2012 | |
| Michael Paul Burdett | 2012– |
References
- Lists of British, Australian and New Zealand Surveyors-General, Government Geologists...
- Australian Dictionary of Biography Surveyor-General search
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