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Department of the Interior

Australian government department

The Department of the Interior was an Australian government department that existed between April 1939 and December 1972. It was the second so-named Australian government department.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Apr 26, 1939Founded1

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The Department of the Interior was an Australian government department that existed between April 1939 and December 1972. It was the second so-named Australian government department.2

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

  • Australian Government

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Mar 16, 1950Acquired Commonwealth Film Unit1
  2. Succeeded Department of Works1
  3. Succeeded Department of the Interior1
  4. Succeeded by Department of Aboriginal Affairs1
  5. Succeeded by Department of Education1
  6. Succeeded by Department of Labour1
  7. Succeeded by Department of Science1
  8. Succeeded by Department of Services and Property1
  9. Succeeded by Department of Urban and Regional Development1
  10. Succeeded by Department of the Capital Territory1
  11. Succeeded by Department of the Media1
  12. Succeeded by Department of the Northern Territory1

Timeline

  1. Dec 19, 1972Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. Apr 26, 1939Founded Founded1

Sources

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