History
In 1894, premier John Forrest, established the Bureau of Agriculture under the chairmanship of Charles Harper. The members were A.R. Richardson, W. Paterson (the first manager of the Agricultural Bank), J.H.D. Amherst, F.H. Piesse and G.L. Throssell. Initially, the Bureau was not placed under the supervision of a Minister. This changed in April 1898 when the Bureau became the Agricultural Advisory Board and a new Department of Agriculture was gazetted under the control of Throssell as Commissioner for Crown Lands.
Professor William Lowrie was appointed Director in 1908. He resigned in 1911. James Mitchell was at this time Minister for Agriculture and he expanded the senior position to three Commissioners: George Lowe Sutton, as Commissioner for the Wheat Belt, James M.B. Connor as Commissioner for the South-West; and James P. Moody as Commissioner for the Fruit Industries.
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