Department of Primary Industry (1956–1974)

Department of Primary Industry
Department overview
Formed	11 January 1956
Preceding Department	Department of Trade and Customs – for sugar agreements, cotton, sulphuric acid, and policy in relation to bounties; Department of Commerce and Agriculture – for agricultural and pastoral industries and fisheries; Department of the Interior (II) – for War service land settlement;
Dissolved	12 June 1974
Superseding agency	Department of Agriculture (I);
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters	Barton, Canberra
Ministers responsible	William McMahon, Minister (1956–1958); Charles Adermann, Minister (1958–1967); Doug Anthony, Minister (1967–1971); Ian Sinclair, Minister (1971–1972); Ken Wriedt, Minister (1972–1974);
Department executives	John Crawford, Secretary (1956); Jim Moroney, Secretary (1956–1962); Alf Maiden, Secretary (1962–1968); Walter Ives, Secretary (1968–1974);

The Department of Primary Industry was an Australian government department that existed between January 1956 and June 1974.

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