Agency:
Trustees of the Tasmanian Botanical Gardens
Agency Number:
Start Date:
29 Nov 1950
Description:
The Trustees were established when the management of the Botanical Gardens and the Tasmanian Museum was separated in 1950. The transfer of assets from the previous joint Trust was not formally completed until 25 May 1953. On 1 Jul 1990 the Trustees, in their capacity as a State Service agency, were amalgamated with the Department of Parks, Wildlife and Heritage. Thereafter the Gardens were managed by the Department but policy decisions were still made by the Trustees.
Legislation Administered:
Botanical Gardens Act 1950
Legislation Creating:
Botanical Gardens Act 1950 (No.55 of 1950)
Functions Performed:
Cultural affairs
Controlled Agencies:
| Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (TA1568) | 01 Jan 1828 |
Previous Agencies:
| Tasmanian Museum and Botanical Gardens Trust (TA207) | 18 Jan 1886 | 25 May 1953 |
Series Created By Agency:
| CB41/1 Minutes of Meetings, including Financial Statements. | 01 Jan 1951 | 30 Jun 1988 |
| CB41/3 General Correspondence, Arranged Chronologically. | 01 Feb 1955 | 30 Apr 1976 |
| AB841 Record of All Transactions (Gift; Exchange; Loans; Disposals) of Surplus Plants from the Botanical Gardens. | 01 Jan 1956 | 31 Dec 1959 |
| CB41/4 General Correspondence. | 01 Jan 1957 | 31 Dec 1975 |
| AB842 Account Books. | 01 Jan 1959 | 31 Jul 1982 |
| CB41/2 Accounts for Payment and Confirmation. | 20 May 1963 | 18 Dec 1967 |
| AB836 Superintendent's Monthly Reports. | 01 Oct 1968 | 30 Jun 1985 |
| AB840 "Index Seminum" (List of Seeds for Exchange by the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens). | 01 Jan 1973 | 31 Dec 1978 |
| AB837 Miscellaneous Correspondence; Mainly relating to Requests to Supply Floral Decorations. | 01 Jan 1977 | 31 Dec 1989 |
| AB838 Press Clippings and Advertisements (Mainly from the Mercury). | 01 Jan 1977 | 31 Dec 1988 |
| AB839 Correspondence and Minutes of Meetings relating to Greening of Australia (Tasmania) Committee and "International Year of the Tree - 1982". | 01 Jan 1982 | 31 Dec 1983 |
| AB844 Visitors' Books. | 01 Sep 1983 | 31 Jan 1987 |
| AB979 "Reminiscing with Marion Thornicroft, Widow of Ira Thornicroft, Superintendent of the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens - 1936 - 1956. | 01 Mar 1992 | 31 Dec 1994 |