Public Works Department (Western Australia)

Public Works Department
Agency overview
Formed1 January 1901
Dissolved31 December 1984
Superseding agency
JurisdictionGovernment of Western Australia

The Public Works Department (PWD) was the State Government Agency of Western Australia, which was charged with providing and maintaining public infrastructure such as dams, water supplies, schools, hospitals, harbours and other public buildings. The department is no longer operational, having its responsibilities reassigned to other State Government Departments and corporate entities since 1985.

The acronym PWD was used over time to indicate the department.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "PWD Appointment". Daily News (Perth, Western Australia). Vol. LXIII, no. 22, 006. 18 October 1945. p. 8 (Home Edition). Retrieved 3 August 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ Anderson, Simon; Maclean, J; Rippingale, K (1993), Public Works PWD WA 1941-1963, retrieved 3 August 2024
  3. ^ "PWD Chief Retires". Daily News (Perth, Western Australia). Vol. LXVI, no. 22, 846. 1 July 1948. p. 5 (Final). Retrieved 3 August 2024 – via National Library of Australia.