Transport & infrastructureRoyal commission
Royal Commission on Northern Territory Railways and Ports
28 March 1913 – 24 June 1914
Inquired into railway routes and ports for the development of the Northern Territory, which the Commonwealth had taken over from South Australia in 1911.
How it came into existence
Appointed by Letters Patent dated 28 March 1913, during the Fisher government. F. Clarke chaired it; the other members were the explorer David Lindsay and A. Combes, and the journalist D. J. Gilbert was its secretary. It travelled extensively in the Territory.
How it ended
Its report was presented on 24 June 1914, and the commission then ended.
Main functions
- Routes for railways in the Northern Territory
- Ports to serve the Territory
- Development of the Territory
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