List of Administrative Heads of Macquarie Island
Term | Incumbent | Notes |
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11 July 1810 | Macquarie Island claimed by Britain, annexed to New South Wales | |
1890 | Transferred to Tasmania | Claimed by New Zealand until c.1905 |
1902 to 1920 | Joseph Hatch, Leaseholder | On lease from the Tasmanian government |
1911 to 1914 | Base for the Australasian Antarctic Expedition | |
1911 to 1914 | Douglas Mawson, Commander of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition | |
1933 | Declared a wildlife sanctuary | |
26 December 1947 | Macquarie transferred to Australia and incorporated into the Australian Antarctic Territory | |
25 March 1948 | Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition (ANARE station) | |
1978 | Macquarie Island Nature Reserve | |
1997 | UNESCO World Heritage site |
Directors of the Australian Meteorological Bureau
Term | Incumbent | Notes |
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1908 to 1931 | Henry Ambrose Hunt |
Officers in charge Macquarie Island Meteorological Station under the Director of the Australian Meteorological Bureau
Term | Incumbent | Notes |
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1911 to 1913 | George Ainsworth | |
1913 to 1914 | Harold Power | |
1914 to 1915 | Tullock | |
1915 | Closure of meteorological station |
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