List of administrative heads of Macquarie Island

This is a list of Administrative Heads of Macquarie Island.

The following table outlines the legal status and administrative arrangements covering Macquarie Island.

Legal status Term start Term end Comments Reference
Macquarie Island claimed by the United Kingdom, annexed to the Colony of New South Wales11 July 1810 (1810-07-11)2 December 1825 (1825-12-02)Frederick Hasselborough discovered the uninhabited island
Responsible self-government established in New South Wales1 January 1856 (1856-01-01)
Transferred to Tasmania17 June 1890 (1890-06-17)ongoing
Leasehold estate1902 (1902)1920 (1920)Government of Tasmania grants lease to Joseph Hatch.
Base for the Australasian Antarctic Expedition1911 (1911)1914 (1914)Established under the command of Douglas Mawson
Declared a wildlife sanctuary17 May 1933 (1933-05-17)[1][2]
Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition (ANARE) station25 March 1948 (1948-03-25)
Macquarie Island Nature Reserve1978 (1978)
Inscribed onto the UNESCO World Heritage List5 December 1997 (1997-12-05)ongoingA site of major geoconservation significance[3]
Macquarie Island Marine Park declared27 October 1999 (1999-10-27)31 August 2007 (2007-08-31)[1]
Macquarie Island Commonwealth Marine Reserve declared31 August 2007 (2007-08-31)ongoing

Officers in charge Macquarie Island Meteorological Station

The following officers were appointed to manage the Macquarie Island Meteorological Station under the Director of the Australian Bureau of Meteorology.

No. Name Title Term start Term end Time in office Comments Reference
1George Ainsworth1911 (1911)1913 (1913)1–2 years
2Harold Power1913 (1913)1914 (1914)0–1 years
3Arthur Tulloch1914 (1914)1915 (1915)0–1 yearsClosure of meteorological station

See also

References

  1. Cahoon, Ben (2015). "Australian Antarctic Territory".
  2. Parks & Wildlife Service - History of the Reserve Archived 14 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Parks.tas.gov.au (2013-06-24). Retrieved on 2013-07-16.
  3. "Macquarie Island". World Heritage List. UNESCO. 1997. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
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