List of administrative heads of Macquarie Island

List of Administrative Heads of Macquarie Island

Term Incumbent Notes
11 July 1810Macquarie Island claimed by Britain, annexed to New South Wales
1902 to 1920Joseph Hatch, LeaseholderOn lease from the Tasmanian government
1911 to 1914Base for the Australasian Antarctic Expedition
1911 to 1914Douglas Mawson, Commander of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition
1933Declared a wildlife sanctuary
26 December 1947Macquarie transferred to Australia and incorporated into the Australian Antarctic Territory
25 March 1948Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition (ANARE station)
1978Macquarie Island Nature Reserve
1997UNESCO World Heritage site

Directors of the Australian Meteorological Bureau

Term Incumbent Notes
1908 to 1931Henry Ambrose Hunt

Officers in charge Macquarie Island Meteorological Station under the Director of the Australian Meteorological Bureau

Term Incumbent Notes
1911 to 1913George Ainsworth
1913 to 1914Harold Power
1914 to 1915Tullock
1915Closure of meteorological station

See also

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