Department of Works (1945)

Department of Works
Department overview
Formed	2 February 1945
Preceding Department	Department of the Interior;
Dissolved	13 July 1945
Superseding Department	Department of Works and Housing;
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Minister responsible	Bert Lazzarini, Minister;
Department executive	Louis Loder, Director‑General;

The Department of Works was an Australian government department that existed between February and July 1945. It was the second so-named Australian government department.

History

The department was established in February 1945 under the Curtin government. Less than five months later, in July 1945, it was dismantled by the Chifley government soon after the death of John Curtin.^[2]

Structure

The Department was a Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Works, Bert Lazzarini.^[1] The Director-General of the Department was Louis F. Loder.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d CA 50: Department of Works [II], Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 18 December 2013
^ Commonwealth Gazette (PDF), 13 July 1945, archived from the original (PDF) on 12 February 2014

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[NAA_CA_50-1] CA 50: Department of Works [II], Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 18 December 2013

[2] Commonwealth Gazette (PDF), 13 July 1945, archived from the original (PDF) on 12 February 2014

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