Department of Works and Railways

Department of Works and Railways
Department overview
Formed	14 November 1916
Preceding Department	Department of Home Affairs;
Dissolved	12 April 1932
Superseding agency	Department of the Interior;
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters	Melbourne
Department executives	David Miller, Secretary (1916–1917); Walter Bingle, Secretary (1917–1926); Henry Walters, Secretary (1926–1929); Percival Gourgaud, Secretary (1929–1932);

The Department of Works and Railways was an Australian government department that existed between November 1916 and April 1932.

At its abolition, its functions were absorbed into the Department of the Interior.

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