The Australian Shipping Board was an Australian government authority over shipping between 1946 and 1961. The board was established on 1 January 1946, based in

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. In 1956 the Australian Coastal Shipping Commission (trading as the

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) took over the responsibilities of the board, and took around forty ships previously operated by the Australian Shipping Board. The Board continued to function until ceasing to exist on 17 November 1961. The Board membership as set out in the 1945 Regulations consisted of: *the Secretary,

Department of Supply and Shipping The Department of Supply and Shipping was an Australian government department that existed between October 1942 and April 1948. Scope Information about the department's functions and/or government funding allocation could be found in ...

who was Chairman of the Board; *the Director, who was Deputy Chairman of the Board; *an officer of the Department of Supply and Shipping; *an officer of the Department of the Treasury; *an officer of the Department of Trade and Customs; and *four other members.

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{{Authority control Transport in Australia Defunct government entities of Australia Shipping in Australia 1946 establishments in Australia 1961 disestablishments in Australia